- Docente: Giovanni Maria Mazzanti
- Credits: 6
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: English
- Moduli: Giovanni Maria Mazzanti (Modulo 1) Giovanni Maria Mazzanti (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics and Business Administration (cod. 8858)
Learning outcomes
The Economic Development and International Cooperation course aims to introduce students to the fundamental coordinates for understanding structural dynamics and institutional changes in economic development. At the end of the course students are expected to know the main turning points in economic development theory and to be able to apply different analytical frameworks and empirical tools to the comparative study of various development experiences. Students will have a more in depth knowledge of key topics in the current debate in the political economy of development, namely industrial policies, the contested role of international organisations, microfinance and fair trade, poverty and human capabilities.
Course contents
- Development and growth
- Human development, theory and evidence
- NPOs, growth and development
- NGOs, human and economomic development
- International institutions
Readings/Bibliography
Reedings
Todaro, M., & Smith, S., (last edition). Economic Development, Pearson.
Lewis, D., & Kanji, N. (2009). Non-governmental organisations and development. London: Routledge.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars and group discussion.
Assessment methods
Written exam
Teaching tools
Moodle of the Course
https://elearning-cds.unibo.it/course/view.php?id=4803
Office hours
See the website of Giovanni Maria Mazzanti