Kompetenzbereich Betriebswirtschaftslehre
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Global Food Security (271023)
Termine: Lehrpersonen: Mo. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-342 Waibel, Weyori Inhalt: - Causes of and interrelationship between underdevelopment, poverty and food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition and famines, the role of agriculture in economic development; the connection between food production, food prices and food security; food security strategies at global, national and household lever: food aid, agricultural-led growth, entitlement approach, participatory rural development, the economics of rural households in poor countries.
- Causes of poverty and underdevelopment;
- Measurements of hunger malnutrition; concepts of food security;
- Role of agriculture, agricultural and food systems in developing countries
Literatur: Dreze, J. and A. Sen (1989): Hunger and public action. Oxford.
Ellis, F. (1993): Peasant economics. Wye Studies in Agricultural and Rural Development. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
FAO (2008): An introduction to the basic concepts of food security. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al936e/al936e00.pdf
FAO (2013): The multiple dimensions of food security. Rome: FAO. http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/
Stiglitz, J. (1989): On the economic role of the state. In: A. Heertje (ed.): The economic role of the state, Oxford.
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Introduction to Environmental Economics of Developing Countries (271025)
Termine: Lehrpersonen: Di. 12:45 - 14:15 | III-115 Brooks, Waibel Inhalt: The main issues of the module Environmental Economics of Developing Countries are causes and extent of environmental problems in developing countries and methods of economic evaluation. Examples in this context are environmental effects of technologies and natural resource use, e.g. pesticides, genetic engineering technologies for food and agriculture, soil erosion, water management, forests and fisheries.
Literatur: Pearce, D. W. and R. K. Turner (1990): Economics of natural resources and the environment. Baltimore.
Dixon, J. A. et al. (1988): Economics analysis of environmental impact of development projects, London.
Monashinghe, M. (1993): Environmental economics and sustainable development. World Bank Environment Papers No. 3 Washington D. C.
United Nations Development Program (2003): Global Environmental Outlook.
Further literature will be provided.
Kompetenzbereiche Betriebs- und Volkswirtschaftslehre
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Seminar Development and Environmental Economics (273004)
Termine: Lehrpersonen: Blockveranstaltung Grote, Waibel Inhalt: Das Seminar ist eine Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung für Studierende des Faches Entwicklungsökonomik und der beiden ökonomischen Prüfungsfächer im Studium Gartenbauwissenschaften. Die Studierenden sollen zu einem Thema einen 20 minütigen Vortrag halten, der anschließend diskutiert wird. Für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme (Hausarbeit, Vortrag, regelmäßige Teilnahme an der Diskussion) wird ein Schein erteilt.
Literatur: Wird themenabhängig bekannt gegeben.
Bemerkungen: Der Termin der Vorbesprechung wird in Stud.IP bekannt gegeben, weitere Informationen werden dort ebenso zur Verfügung gestellt.
Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Grote, Prof. Dr. Waibel