Bachelor
2024/2025
The Political Economy of Development
Type:
Compulsory course (Sociology)
Area of studies:
Sociology
Delivered by:
School of Sociology
Where:
Faculty of Social Sciences
When:
2 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
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 development concepts and the emergence and evolution of paradigms in development thinking.Knowledge of economics or political science is not required to attend the course. The language of instruction is English.