Preliminary Course Outline
Wk.
Economics 361/461
Development Economics I/II Out-of-class Assignments
Paper: response to TS and Material World (2 pp.) Paper: relate “Tools of exploitation” to TS chapter 2 (1.5 p.) Country report 1: annotated bibliography
Spring 2006 In-Class Activities
start Video: “Hear our voices: the poor on poverty” (1 hr.)
Topic
Course Intro.: One World? What is Development? LDCs’ Differences & Similarities Social Indicators & Economic Growth Development Theories & Perspectives Growth Theory & Evidence
Date
T 1/17 R 1/19
Readings & Videos
Syllabus TS, preface pp. vii-x , chapter 1 (pp. 3-36) Material world selections rest of “Hear our voices” "The Africans: tools of exploitation" (video, 55 min.) An article on your country TS chapter 2 pp. 37-96 Human development report 2004 selections (22 pp.) TS appendix 2.1 (pp. 97-101) “Schools of thought in economic development” (handout, 3 pp.) TS chapter 3 pp. 102-135 Maddison “Poor until 1820” (3 pp.) All: TS chapter 2 pp. 79-82, ??? (E.Asia miracle, etc.?) 461 only: TS appendix 3.1 (pp. 136-139), Mankiw Macroeconomics selections (15 pp.) “Asia rising: Japan & South Korea” (video, 60 min.) TS chapter 4 (pp. 174-190) “In search of China” (video, 90 min.) 461 only: “Emerging powers: China” (video, 50 min.) “Emerging powers: India” (video, 50 min.) Di Lodovico et al. “India -- from emerging to surging” (23 pp.) World development report 1997 selections (12 pp.) North "Institutions matter" (5 pp.) TS chapter 12 pp. 606-614 TS chapter 12 pp. 577-580, 582-585, 587-594, 615-619 Parkin chapter 3 pp. 40-43, chapter 36 pp. 789-794, 804-805 TS chapter 12 pp. 580-582, 585-587, 594-606, 474-489 Krugman “In praise of cheap labor” TS chapter 13 (pp. 620-665) Jaramillo, et al. “DR-CAFTA: Challenges and Opportunities for Central America, Chapter I” (12 pp.) Economist “Nothing’s free in this world” (2 p.) TS chapter 14 (pp. 666-705) “The IMF: financial cure or catastrophe?” (video 35 min.) TS chapter 15 (pp. 706-740)
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T 1/24
R 1/26 T 1/31
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R 2/2
Video: "Accelerating growth: Brazil" (20 min.) Video: "Investment into growth - Political & economic stability" (in Singapore) (12 min.) 361: video “Asia rising: Japan & South Korea” (60 min.) 461: growth theory lecture 361: video “Emerging powers: China” (50 min.) 461: growth theory lecture
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Equilibria
T 2/7
Roles of the State
R 2/9
Problems: economic growth & structural change
Institutions 5 International Trade – One Perspective -- & Another Trade & Exchange Rate Policies CAFTA T 2/14 R 2/16 T 2/21 R 2/23
Country report 2: overview, applying theories of development (4 pp.)
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Problems: international trade Country report 3: international trade
Video: "Chile: Pacific rim player" (15 min.) Video: “Free trade slaves” (50 min.) Video: "Korea vs. Sri Lanka
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International Finance – Public Private Investment & Public Aid
T 2/28 R 3/2
Video: “Mexico – promoting growth” (14 min.) Country report 4: international finance 461 Term project: proposal (1 p.)
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Poverty & Inequality (In)Equitable Growth Population Growth HIV/AIDS Crisis
T 3/7 R 3/9 Break T 3/21 R 3/23 T 3/28 R 3/30 T 4/4 R 4/6
TS chapter 5 pp. 193-240, 248-254 Income distribution graphs TS chapter 6 (pp. 262-311) TS chapter 8 pp. 398-399, 407-412 HIV/AIDS articles TS chapter 8 pp. 363-406, 413-421 TS chapter 7 pp. 312-359 TS chapter 16 pp. 741-746, 750-757 TS chapter 11 pp. 561-564 Microfinance articles An article on microfinance in your country TS chapter 10 (pp. 470-515) TS chapter 17 (pp. 789-803) Short reading(s) from those selected by each presenter “ “ “ No final exam, just the paper due by 4:00 p.m.
461 research review (3 pp.) Country report 5: poverty & inequality Video: “China’s only child” (55 min.) Country report 6: population
1 0 Human Capital: Education & Health 1 1 Urbanization & the Informal Sector Microfinance
Country report 7: education & health Video: “The women’s bank of Bangladesh” (47 min.)
Term project: thesis statement, outline & annotated bibliography Country report 8: urbanization & the informal sector Term project: first paper draft Country report 9: environment (?) Term project: presentation & outline “ “ “ Term project: final paper draft
12 Environment 1 3 Critical Issues for the 21st Century 14 15
T 4/11 R 4/13 T 4/18 R 4/20 T 4/25 R 4/27 T 5/2 R 5/4
Video: “In the name of progress” (55 min.)
5 461 student presentations 5 461 student presentations 4 461 student presentations 4 361 student presentations Course evaluation
Partly in accordance with your interests and backgrounds, the selection, sequence and dates of readings and assignments may be changed during the semester, with advance notice.