DBA802 The Developing World (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): DBA804
This course continues the themes developed in DBA800 and focuses on the consumers, economies, and institutions of the developing countries.  Challenges and opportunities facing firms doing business in the developing countries are compared and contrasted with those facing firms doing business in the developed countries.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Evaluate the composition of the developing countries’ economic output.
2. Identify the root causes of the risks of doing business in developing countries.
3. Analyze the trade patterns of developing nations.
4. Critique the role of foreign aid in the developing world.
5. Compare doing business in the developed world with doing business in the developing world.