Management of International Development

Bachelor 2022/2023

Type: Elective course (International Bachelor's Programme in World Politics)

Area of studies: International Relations

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 4 year, 1, 2 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Saikot Chandra Ghosh, Denis Ivanov, Anton Kazun

Language: English

ECTS credits: 7

Contact hours: 86

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Abstract

Development management is a subject which provides insights and understanding of the institutional drivers of economic and social development, as well as economic and social decomposition. It trains students to manage processes of change in the direction of increasing prosperity and freedom. Many students approach this course with the idea that development management is primarily about administering aid projects. Common misunderstandings are that countries develop as the direct result of international donor and NGO activities, and hence that by better administering the aid projects of such organisations, societies can become richer and more free. Such a view is rooted in a myth of charity which holds that people become more developed through the efforts and resources of others. This course will provide ample empirical and historical evidence to show that in fact societies develop as a result of deep changes in the way they organise key sets of rules by which they operate, such as the economy, government, and the system of justice. These sets of rules define their institutions, and hence development can be viewed as a process of transformation from less effective to more effective institutions. Outsiders, such as NGOs and international agencies, can play a crucial role in nudging societies towards such transformations, and advising national actors once change is under way. But the fundamental responsibility lies within developing societies. What you should take away from this course is an understanding of the role of institutions and organisations in developmental and anti-developmental processes, and strategies for fomenting the former and discouraging the latter.

Learning Objectives

To explain institutions and organisations as theoretical concepts
To analyse the development implications of different organisational forms
To examine coordination in the increasingly complex institutional systems that characterise the most advanced countries
To explore how characteristics of this complex interdependence are related to the persistence of high and low states of development.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Compare and contrast why certain organisations are better suited to certain types of services and/or environments than others
Discuss what stable institutional constellations comprise, how they come about, and under which conditions they perish.
Explain the role of incentives in political behaviour and economic performance
Map the links from different organisations and institutions to the incentives they put in place
Map the links from incentive systems to micro and macrolevel economic performance

Course Contents

Institutions, organisations and development management
Political accountability and public action
Democracy and decentralisation
International aid and international governance
Hierarchy, cooperation and incentives in private firms
Real firms, small firms: microentrepreneurs and the informal sector
Managing common resources: private solutions for collective action
Geography, values, factor endowments, institutions
Analytical narratives of development failure
Analytical narratives of development success
Towards a theory of development management

Assessment Elements

Seminars activity 2nd module
Seminars activity 1st module
MOCK 1
Your exam will be held offline, exam time is 3 hours (180 minutes). All further details will be send to you directly by your lecturers.
Final Exam
Your exam will be held offline, exam time is 3 hours (180 minutes). All further details will be send to you directly by your lecturers.
Oral exam

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 2nd module
0.15 * MOCK 1 + 0.175 * Seminars activity 2nd module + 0.175 * Seminars activity 1st module + 0.15 * Final Exam + 0.35 * Oral exam

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

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Authors

IVANOV DENIS SERGEEVICH
FARAKHDUST FATIMA -

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