Development Economics - Challenges and Chances
Netherlands, Maastricht
| Study location | Netherlands, Maastricht |
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| Type | Summer Courses, Full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 week (2 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Tuition fee | €799 one-time |
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| Entry qualification | Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma Students should have a solid foundation in economics, sociology, or political science. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class. |
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Overview
Course Description
The course introduces students to the challenges of economic development. Why do few countries succeed while many fail? Why is development so hard?
Based on a formulation of the problem (“What do we mean by development?”) the students will be introduced to an overview of attempts to address the various challenges – both in theory and practice – with selective deep-dives.
Context matters; consequentially case studies are used to foster an appreciation of the unique factors that qualify policy choices and their respective successes/failures.
Goals
• Understand why some nations have developed, and others not
• Realise the social, political, and economic scope of development
• Familiarity with key case studies (China, South Korea, Japan, Argentina, Brazil)
• Appreciation of key literature in development economics
• Exposure to the history of development economics
Recommended Literature
- Fine, Ben (2007). Beyond the developmental state: towards a political economy of development. In Beyond Market-Driven Development (pp. 29-45). Routledge.
- Khan, M. H. and Jomo, S., (2000). Rents, Rent-Seeking and Economic Development, Cambridge University Press
- Qian, Yingyi (2002). How reform worked in China. SSRN Working Paper.
- Todaro, M. P. and Smith, S. C. (2020). Economic development. Pearson UK.
Teaching Method
Lectures, Work in subgroups, assignments/presentations, research
Assessment Method
Final paper
Course Coordinator
David Lübeck, Ph.D.