| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Overview | |
| History | ||
| 2 | History: Colonialism and Imperialism | |
| 3 | History: Ideas and Ideologies of Progress and Modernization | |
| Concepts | ||
| 4 | Concepts: Pro Versus Anti-Development | |
| 5 | Concepts: The Question of Ethics | Reaction paper #1 due |
| Theories | ||
| 6 | Economic Development Theories: Neoclassical and Dependency | |
| 7 | Economic Development Theories: State Intervention and the East Asian Miracle | |
| 8 | Economic Development Theories: New Institutionalism and Law | |
| 9 | Alternative Development Theories: Human Rights and Development | |
| 10 | Development Theories Today in the Context of Global Crisis | |
| Actors | ||
| 11 | Actors: State | |
| 12 | Actors: Markets and Marketization |
Reaction paper #2 due Group project presentation due |
| 13 | Actors: Civil Society: NGOs and Social Movements | |
| 14 | Actors: Informal Economy and Illegality | |
| 15 | Actors: Global Actors and Institutions | |
| 16 | Multi-level Planning and Scale | |
| Key Issues | ||
| 17 | Key Issues: Governance of Complexity in a Globalized World | |
| 18 | Key Issues: Urban-Rural Linkages and Tradeoffs | |
| 19 | Key Issues: Migration and Development | |
| 20 | Key Issues: Participatory Development | |
| 21 | Key Issues: Corruption and Reform of Public Institutions | |
| 22 | Key Issues: Trade, Outsourcing, and Labor Standards | |
| 23 | Key Issues: Aid and Development | |
| 24 | Key Issues: Global Poverty | |
| 25 | Key Issues: Security and Post-Conflict Development and Review | Final paper due |
