Authentic development cannot be limited to mere economic growth. For it to be integral, and thus authentic, it must promote the good of every man and uphold his inherent dignity. It needs, among other things, appropriate public policies and institutions. The course Eugenio Diaz Bonilla is teaching looks at the adequacy of design and implementation of public policies, covering both market failure and equity issues which may require public interventions and consider government failures that may detract from integral development.