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2017/2018  BA-BPOLO1287U  Political Economy of Development

English Title
Political Economy of Development

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Third Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, BSc
Course coordinator
  • Mogens Kamp Justesen - EGB
Main academic disciplines
  • Political leadership and public management
  • Political Science
  • Economics
Last updated on 22-06-2017

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Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • Identify, analyze and evaluate core concepts, theories, and issues in the political economy of development
  • Use the concepts and theories of the political economy of development to identify, analyse, and evaluate key issues of economic and political development in developing countries and emerging economies.
  • Identify, analyze and evaluate economic, political, institutional, and structural causes and consequences of development in a comparative perspective.
  • Analyse empirical data and evidence concerning economic and political development using the concepts and theories introduced in the course.
  • Make a clear, coherent, and well-reasoned analysis of issues in political and economic development based upon methods in the social sciences and a comprehensive understanding of the theories and approaches introduced in the course.
Examination
Political Economy of Development:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Spring
Aids Closed book: no aids
However, at all written sit-in exams the student has access to the basic IT application package (Microsoft Office (minus Excel), digital pen and paper, 7-zip file manager, Adobe Acrobat, Texlive, VLC player, Windows Media Player), and the student is allowed to bring simple writing and drawing utensils (non-digital). PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the exam.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination warrants that it may most appropriately be held as an oral examination, the programme office will inform the students that the make-up examination/re-take examination will be held as an oral examination instead.
Course content and structure

The course introduces students to theories and issues in the political economy of development. The course will interrogate the interplay between states and markets in driving economic (under)development, the politics of economic development, and the roles of various domestic and international actors, institutions, and structures in this process. The causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and development will be approached from a comparative perspective using data and case illustrations from, e.g., Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In doing so, the course will address a number of salient issues in contemporary debates on economic and political development, such as the roles of international trade, foreign aid, corruption, and democratization in the developing world. 

Teaching methods
Lectures, group discussions and tutorials.
Feedback during the teaching period
We try to offer feedback in response to your questions and work whenever feasible although please appreciate that there are often time constraints. Please feel free to take full advantage of the ‘office hours’ offered by full-time staff members, although these can never be a substitute for participation in lectures and classes. We also encourage you to ask questions or make comments in class and form self-study groups to secure peer feedback on your work.
Student workload
Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) 135 hours
Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops etc. 32 hours
Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam period) 41 hours
Last updated on 22-06-2017