From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development

From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development is a six-week OxfordX course taught by Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Oxford. It asks what lifts a society out of poverty, focusing on the role of government and the political, social and economic processes involved. The course first identifies the internal political, social and economic factors that influence development, then examines how external influences act on those internal processes, compares the varied paths different countries have taken, and ends with a final assignment in which you analyse a development challenge using the course's concepts; graded work of that kind sits outside the free audit track.

edX lists it as intermediate and self-paced at two to three hours a week, with no prerequisites. Auditing is free for as long as the course run is active and does not include graded assignments or a certificate; the verified certificate costs $249, the highest price among the Oxford edX courses listed here. Instruction is in English with British English transcripts.