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LAND ECONOMICS

EIC3006 LAND ECONOMICS
3 Credits

Pre-requisite None

Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. relate the importance of land as natural resource in national economic
development;
2. analyse demand for and supply of land resources and its relationship with
other resources; and
3. review problems, threats, and prospects pertaining to land use issue in
economic development.

Synopsis This course discusses land as the most important factor of production. The
discussion will focus on demand for and supply of land, the relationship between
land and relevant input-output, decision making in land resource use, and the role
of the government in formulating policies for land use.

References 1. Barlowe, Raleigh.1986. Land Resource Economics: The Economics of Real
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Estate. 4 ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
2. Dovring, Folk. 1987. Land Economics. University of Illinois-Urbana, Boston,
Massachusetts: Breton Publishers.
3. Barry, P. et al. 1983. Financial Management in Agriculture, Danville, Illinois:
The Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc.
4. National Land Code, 1992. International Law Book Service: Kuala Lumpur.

Soft Skills CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4
CT1, CT2, CT3
TS1, TS2
LL1, LL2
EM1, EM2
LS1, LS2

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

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