2014/2015
BA-BPOLO1287U Political Economy of Development
| English Title |
| Political Economy of
Development |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Peter Wad - Department of Intercultural Communication and
Management (ICM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Political leadership, public management and international
politics
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Last updated on
04/03/2015
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| Learning objectives |
Taking the curriculum as the point of
departure the students will, by the end of the course, be able to
address and answer questions within the field of political economy
of development by way of:
- 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;
- Understanding and analysing basic empirical 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.
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| Examination |
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Political
Economy of Development:
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| Exam ECTS |
7.5 |
| Examination form |
Written sit-in exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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PCs will be available.
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. |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
4 hours |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term, The exam is in June. The
re-exam/make-up exam is in August. |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Closed Book: no aids |
| 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.
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| Course content and
structure |
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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.
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| Teaching methods |
| Lectures, group discussions and
tutorials. |
Last updated on
04/03/2015
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