2012/2013  BA-PPED  Political Economy of Development

English Title

Political Economy of Development

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Mandatory
Level	Bachelor
Duration	One Quarter
Course period	Spring
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, BSc
Course coordinator
Peter Wad - Department of Intercultural Communication and Management
Main Category of the Course
Political leadership, public management and international politics
Last updated on 20-08-2012

Learning objectives

Taking the curriculum as the point of departure the students will, by the end of the course, be able to: Conceptualize basic types of developing economies and emerging markets in the global economy; Use basic concepts and theories of the political economy of development to identify, describe and analyse key issues of economic development, transition and globalisation; Describe basic trends of and discuss the interface of business and politics in the main regions and countries comprising developing economies and emerging markets using theoretical concepts and empirical evidence.

Examination

Political Economy of Development: Type of test Written Exam Marking scale 7-step scale Second examiner Second internal examiner Exam period May/June and August, The exam is in June. The re-exam/make-up exam is in August. Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below Duration 4 Hours

Examination

Exam regulations: Individual written 4 hours closed book exam, graded by teacher and internal examiner following the 7-point scale. PCs will be available. Re-exam and make-up exam: The regulations are the same as for the ordinary exam. It is allowed to bring basic language dictionaries (e.g. Danish/English, English/Danish and English Danish) to the exam. It is not allowed to bring specialized dictionaries (e.g. English/Danish dictionary on financial terms). Pocket calculators are not allowed.

Course content

The course introduces theories of development and change emphasizing the role of the business sector and the state and the interdependency between these two sets of structures, institutions and actors in developing countries and emerging markets. The comparative perspective of actual political economic features and trends will infuse the discussion of country/area cases from Asia (e.g. China/India); the Arab region; Africa; Latin America; and Eastern Europe.

Teaching methods

Lectures and group discussions.