Course Catalog
| POLS 307 Politics of Development | 3 Credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| This course studies the mechanisms through which societies and governments deal with the challenge of development. Following a brief discussion of the concept of development and various historical development strategies. The course focuses on the contemporary challenges of development: Inequality (including gender inequality and the politics of (re)distribution), economic instability, corruption, political environments where informal institutions are pervasive and rule of law is weak, and the sharing of natural resources (such as oil and water.) The course will conclude with an overview of how the international dimension has influenced the politics of development by focusing briefly on the impact of the Cold War, foreign power involvement and globalization | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Prerequisite: SPS 101 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| and SPS 102 - Undergraduate - Min Grade D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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