London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Modules

World development [135]

Part 1: A framework for the unit
Ideas of development: Enlightenment origins; academic specialisation and colonialism; ideas of development after 1945.

Part 2: Theories of development
Theories of the State and market: Founding theories of the state; theorizations since 1945; founding theories of the market; theorizations since 1945.

Theories of institutions and civil society: Founding theories of institutions; recent theorizations; founding theories of civil society; theorizations since 1945.

Part 3: The History of development
The origins of Capitalism and the rise of the West: Why Europe?; the non-European world and early European imperialism; the age of empire.

The rise and fall of the era of national development: The Long Boom and the Cold War; political independence and ‘Third Worldism’; the crisis of the 1970s and its consequences.

Part 4: Key themes in development policy and practice
Late development and industrial policy: Industrialization – meaning and early approaches; implications for other aspects of development; late industrial policies; managing trade and investment.

Agrarian change and rural development: Land reform and agrarian reform; the ‘Green Revolution’; newer approaches to rural development.

Governance and public policy: Governance and corruption; democracy and economic growth; democracy and poverty.

The international order: Understanding globalization; understanding the international system – the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.