Module POL3263 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3263: Political Economy of Development
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay Outline | 300 words | 2-4, 8-10 | written |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class Presentation in groups of 2 or (max.) 3 students | 35 | One 10 min. presentation per person | 1-11 | Written |
| Essay | 65 | 3000 words | 1-8, 10,11 | Written |
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Presentation in groups of 2 or (max.) 3 students | One 10 min. presentation per person | 1-11 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Essay | Essay (3,000) words | 1-8, 10,11 | August/September reassessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Acemoglu, D. (2009). Chapter 1 of Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, Princeton.
Michalopoulos, S. and E. Papaioannou (2018). “Spatial Patterns of Development: A Meso- Approach.” Forthcoming, Annual Review of Economics.
Acemoglu, D., J. Robinson, and S. Johnson (2001). “The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation.” American Economic Review, 91: 1369-401.
Dincecco, M. (2017). State Capacity and Economic Development, Cambridge.
Besley, T. and T. Persson (2014). “The Causes and Consequences of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income.” Annual Review of Economics, 6: 927-49.
Pierskalla, J., Schultz, A. and E. Wibbels (2017). “Order, Distance, and Local Development over the Long Run.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 12: 375-404.
Dell, M., N. Lane, and P. Querubin (2017). “The Historical State, Local Collective Action, and Economic Development in Vietnam.” Working paper.
Acemoglu, D., C. Garcia-Jimeno, and J. Robinson (2015). “State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach.” American Economic Review, 105: 2364-409.
Bates, R. (2008). “The Role of the State in Development.” In Weingast, B. and D. Wittman, eds., Oxford Handbook of Political Economy, Oxford.
Tilly, C. (1992). Chapter 3 of Coercion, Capital and European States, Blackwell.
Blaydes, L. and C. Paik (2016). “The Impact of Holy Land Crusades on State Formation: War Mobilization, Trade Integration, and Political Development in Medieval Europe.” International Organization, 70: 551-86.
Aghion, P., X. Jaravel, T. Persson, and D. Rouzet (2015). “Education and Military Rivalry.” Working paper.
Abramson, S. (2017). “The Economic Origins of the Territorial State.” International Organization, 71: 97-130.
Acemoglu, D. and J. Robinson (2017). “The Emergence of Weak, Despotic, and Inclusive States.” Working paper.
Allen, R. (1997). “Agriculture and the Origins of the State in Ancient Egypt.” Explorations in Economic History, 34: 135-54.
Lee, M. and N. Zhang (2017). “Legibility and the Informational Foundations of State Capacity.” Journal of Politics, 79: 118-32.
Herbst, J. (2000). Chapters 1 and 2 of States and Power in Africa, Princeton.
Gerring, J. D. Ziblatt, J. Van Gorp, and J. Arevalo (2011). “An Institutional Theory of Direct and Indirect Rule.” World Politics, 63: 377-433.
Michalopoulos, S. and E. Papaioannou (2018). “Pre-Colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development.” Econometrica, 81: 113-52.
Nunn, N. and D. Puga (2012). “Ruggedness: The Blessing of Bad Geography in Africa.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 94: 20-36.
Alesina, A., Easterly, W. and Matuszeski, J. (2011). “Artificial States.” Journal of the European Economic Association, 9: 246-77.
Acemoglu, D. and J. Robinson (2008). “Persistence of Power, Elites, and Institutions.” American Economic Review, 98: 267-93.
Rosenthal, J.L. (1990). “The Development of Irrigation in Provence, 1700-1860: The French Revolution and Economic Growth.” Journal of Economic History, 50: 615-38.
Page, S. (2006). “Path Dependence.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 1: 87-115.
Greif, A. and D. Laitin (2004). “A Theory of Endogenous Institutional Change.” American Political Science Review, 98: 633-52.
Haber, S., N. Maurer, A. Razo (2003). “When the Law Does Not Matter: The Rise and Decline of the Mexican Oil Industry.” Journal of Economic History, 63: 1-31.
Rajan, R. and R. Ramchuran (2016). “Constituencies and Legislation: The Fight Over the Mc-Fadden Act of 1927.” Management Science, 62: 1843-59.
Ziblatt, D. (2016). “How Did Europe Democratize?” World Politics, 58: 311-38.
Boix, C. (2011). “Democracy, Development, and the International System.” American Political Science Review, 105: 809-28.
Giuliano, P. and N. Nunn (2013). “The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State.” American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 103: 86-92.
Acemoglu, D., S. Naidu, P. Restrepo, J. Robinson (2016). “Democracy Does Cause Growth.” Journal of Political Economy.
