International relations and development
D Goldsworthy
12 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject is concerned with the international politics of development and under-development. Topics include major trends in development theorising, both explanatory and prescriptive, seen in the context of postwar international history; the fading of the `first world-third world' paradigm and the rise of new analytical frameworks such as `globalisation' and `clash of civilisations'; the changing roles of states and markets in developments; democratisation and development; the state of North-South relations with reference to trade; aid; and debt.
Assessment
Written (6000 words): 50% * Examinations (3 hours): 50%
Recommended texts
Adams N A Worlds apart Zed Books
Hettne B Development theory and the three worlds Longman, 1990