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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | ES 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: The aims of this unit are to provide students with a critical understanding of the theory and politics of the 'developmental state' with a thorough empirical grounding in the experiences of Asian states historically and in the contemporary era. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit, students should: * Have a critical understanding of theories of developmentalism; * Have a critical understanding of the historical role of the state in development processes in different parts of the world; and, * Have in-depth knowledge of the contemporary political economy of development in a range of Asian countries. Skills: 1. Application of critical analytical skills to political and economic history 2. Critical analysis of policy in a historical context 3. Enhanced essay research, preparation and writing. Content: 1. Classic theories of developmentalism: From Gerschenkron to Evans 2. Contemporary approaches to the developmental state 3. The developmental state in historical perspective 4. East Asian experiences: Japan, Korea, and Taiwan 5. Southeast Asian experiences: Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand 6. The Asian Financial Crisis 7. Is China a developmental state? 8. Are there developmental states in Africa? 9. Developmentalism and global economic governance 10. The global economic crisis and future of the developmental state. |
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SP30310 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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