This course with trade and tourism as vital engines of development. The dynamic benefits of tourism and trade, as well as multilateral trade institutions such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will be dealt with. Also, the controversies surrounding the role of Transnational Corporations will be looked into. this course highlights the contribution of trade to rural and agricultural development in particular. Ways in which trade and tourism activities can respond to the socio-economic and political  needs of the nation will be searched.