- To be able to define and describe the three "economic development" categories used to classify nations of the world.
- To begin to understand both the severity and extensiveness of poverty in the low-income nations of the world.
- To recognize the extent to which women are over-represented among the poor of the world and the factors leading to this condition.
- To be able to identify and discuss the correlates of global poverty.
- To be able to identify and discuss two major theories used to explain global inequality.
- To be able to identify and describe the stages of modernization.
- To be able to identify the keys to combatting global inequality over the next century.
