I'm genuinely surprised that this course has no economics/finance/business prerequisite. I took this course under the impression that it would discuss more of the social implications of development and underdevelopment by exploring poverty, tourism, work conditions in sweatshops, consumerism, neocolonialism, etc. but so much of it was centered around economics and finance, not sociology. I had straight As until this course where I got a B and then a D and I knew it was over. If you're interested in market crashes, market liberalization, the world economy, and international financial institutions, this course is for you. But if you don't think you can comprehend any of that, I'd highly recommend you stay away from this course.

Dead silence happening every single time the prof asks a question (even among the students who were talkative in the first few lectures) should be indicative that the class isn't keeping up. Oral is a nice professor who can be funny, but I think he could be more attuned to when the class clearly isn't understanding what's going on.

I wish I had any background in economics and finance at all. Do not take this course if you don't know a thing about economics and finance.