- Docente: Pier Giorgio Ardeni
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Local and Global Development (cod. 9200)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Public and Corporate Communication (cod. 8840)
Learning outcomes
Starting from the study of the main theoretical models, at the end of the course, students acquire the necessary knowledge to interpret the current debate on economic development. Particular attention is paid to the globalization processes in place and the implications at the local and the international level, as well as the possible role for policy. In this regard, the student explores the recent theoretical debate on alternative and different interpretations of economic development. Students also acquire the ability to deal with problems of economic development and international cooperation in empirical and comparative perspective, and are enabled to deal with analysis and to apply their knowledge in addressing complex economic policy problems.
Course contents
This is an advanced and critical course on issues of international development.
The course covers the following areas from articles and recent studies, by analyzing and comparing different positions:
A. The age of migration. Internal and international migration and development
B. The age of inequality. Inequality and development
Readings/Bibliography
There are no mandatory text-books for this course.
All articles, references and links will be available on the course web-page.
Teaching methods
Lectures with lecture notes and slides available for the students.
Assessment methods
A written exam with 4 to 6 open essay questions of the course main topics (60% of the final grade).
Two short essays on any topic related to the course (40% of the final grade)
Teaching tools
Video projector and a internet-connected computer
Office hours
See the website of Pier Giorgio Ardeni