Having absolutely no background in courses relating to Latin America or economic development, I found this course to be rather interesting. Prof. Bergman is very clear, passionate, and always uploads her slides to the class website in advance. She gave us a studyguide for both our midterm and final, and only tested us on that material. Although readings can often be long, her grading system is fair and the pop quizzes are easy if you read the material. Ended up with an A in the class. I would recommend taking a class with her.

One of the best professors at UCLA. Her material is both enriching and fascinating. She brought Sebastian Edwards as a guest lectures which just spiced up the course. She is fair but requires attendance of every lectures since she gives pop quizzes based on the readings. The course grading is based on the final, pop quizzes, and in class midterm. I loved her class and want to take PS 124A with her as well. Excellent professor!