DV501 Half Unit
Development History, Theory and Policy for Research Students
This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof James Putzel
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MRes/PhD in International Development. This course is available on the MRes/PhD in Management (Employment Relations and Human Resources) and MRes/PhD in Management (Organisational Behaviour). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Available with the permission of the teacher responsible.
Course content
The course integrates the concepts and perspectives of a range of disciplines to consider: major trends of development and change in modern history and interpretations of them in the social sciences and contemporary economic and social theory and their bearing on the policy and practice of development. With reference to comparative historical experience, we explore the role of states and markets in development and/underdevelopment, colonial legacies, the political economy of growth and redistribution, and the role of politics and power in development. We examine key issues in development such as: the record of pro-market reforms; the experience of "developmental states"; and the challenges to development thinking and practice presented by feminist theory, environmental sustainability, globalisation and new patterns of global inequality.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 20 hours of seminars in the MT.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 2 presentations in the MT.
Indicative reading
Chang, HJ. Economics: The User's Guide (Penguin, 2014)
Sen, A. Development as Freedom (Anchor, 1999)
Polanyi, K. (2001 / 1944) The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Times (Boston: Beacon Press), HC53 P76 [also a network e-book]
Chang, HJ. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem, 2002)
Kohli, A. State-Directed Development: Political Power and Industrialization in the Global Periphery (Cambridge, 2004)
Rodrik, D. One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth (Princeton University Press, 2008)
Ferguson, J. The Anti-Politics Machine: 'Development', Depoliticisation and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho (Cambridge, 1990)
Jerven, M. Poor Numbers: How we are misled about African development statistics and what to do about it (Cornell, 2013)
Assessment
Essay (100%, 5000 words) in January.
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.
Key facts
Department: International Development
Total students 2019/20: 5
Average class size 2019/20: 7
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
