This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in non-Western countries. The issues covered by the course include state intervention, governance, law and institutions in development, privatization, participatory planning, decentralization, poverty, urban-rural linkages, corruption and civil service reform, trade and outsourcing and labor standards, post-conflict development and the role of aid in development.

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Discuss the national political scene during the Gilded Age
Analyze why many critics considered the Gilded Age a period of ineffective national leadership