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1. Stylised facts
2. Definitions of development
3. Historical roots of underdevelopment
4. Classic theories of economic development
5. Economic growth
6. Characteristics of low- and middle-income countries
7. Poverty and inequality
8. Economic policies in low- and middle-income countries

Essential
Volpi, F. (2007). Lezioni di economia dello sviluppo. Franco Angeli.
Weil, D.N., D’Amato, M. e Jappelli, T. (2005). Crescita economica: problemi, dati e metodi di
analisi. Hoepli.
Cornia, G.A. et al. (2022). La politica economica dei paesi in via di sviluppo. Firenze University
Press.

Suggested
Smith, S.C., and Todaro, M. P. (2012). Economic development. Pearson/Addison-Wesley.
De Janvry, A. and Sadoulet, E. (2015). Development economics: Theory and practice. Routledge.