| Learning objectives |
- 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.
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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 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.
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| Course content and structure |
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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.
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| Description of the 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 |
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