The Political Economy of Development

2024/2025

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент социологии

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 3 модуль

Преподаватели

Банько Анна Алексеевна

Очерет Анна Юрьевна

Победоносцев Алексей Владимирович

Поплавская Анита Андреевна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Why are some nations rich, while others are poor? The course ‘Political Economy of Development’ is dedicated to deal systematically with this oldest question of political economy. The course aims at introducing the academic study of development for general social scientists. The course presents major trends and changes in development theory and their bearings on development policy and practice, critically discussing emergence and evolution of theories, concepts, paradigms in political economy of development.

Learning Objectives

• To understand different basic perspectives, concepts, discussions, and theories about development.
• To be familiar with development problems such as democratization, inequality, military conflicts, capitalism, globalization, state-formation, etc.
• To discuss the implications of different theoretical perspectives for development policy in practice.
• To improve verbal communication skills through interactive class discussions.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Improve verbal communication skills through interactive class discussions.
• Discuss the implications of different theoretical perspectives for development policy in practice.
• Be familiar with development problems such as democratization, inequality, military conflicts, capitalism, globalization, state-formation, etc..
• Understand different basic perspectives, concepts, discussions, and theories about development.

Course Contents

• Introduction. What is development?
• Institutions and Development.
• Geography and Development
• Radical Theories of Development: Dependency Theory and World-System Analysis
• The Great Divergence and the Rise of the West.
• Colonialism and Development
• Democracy and Dictatorship
• The ‘resource curse.’ What is the paradox of plenty?
• Capitalism, Inequality and Development

Assessment Elements

• Book review
• Final test
• Presentation
• Seminar activity

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 3rd module
  0.21 * Book review + 0.29 * Final test + 0.21 * Presentation + 0.29 * Seminar activity

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Wallerstein, I. M. (2004). World-Systems Analysis : An Introduction. Durham: Duke University Press Books. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=682046

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S., & Robinson, J. A. (2005). Institutions as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Run Growth. Handbook of Economic Growth, 385. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.h.eee.grochp.1.06

Authors

• DESIATOVA MARIIA IVANOVNA
• Pobedonostsev Aleksei Vladimirovich
• Poplavskaya Anita Andreevna