Development and International Relations | PAIR2005

Module overview

To take a deep and critical look at the contested nature of development and to evaluate the development achievement.
To study in depth the mainstream economic development ideology from the early 1980s to the present, focusing on the Washington and post-Washington consensus and associated ideas of global economic integration.
To focus on the implementation and results of global development policies via: the structural and institutional reform of national economies by the policies of the IMF and World Bank; the

liberalisation of trade, finance and investment; and the most recent World Bank policies, especially on poverty alleviation and Private Sector Development.

To examine the developmental state model prevalent in East Asia

Linked modules

Pre-requisite: PAIR1001 or PAIR1002 or PAIR1004 or PAIR1005

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Student Reflection
Apply critical thinking
Student Engagement
Express your understanding of a module through written communication.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of particular arguments in application to specific dimensions of international development
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the post 1945 history of development thinking from a global perspective

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Apply a sound empirical knowledge of historical economic development and its impact

Syllabus

Questioning Development
U.S. Hegemony: Past and Present
The South in the International Economy
The International Financial Institutions: From
Structural Adjustment to Poverty Reduction
Welfare Spending in the South
The International Trading System
Intellectual Property Rights
Strong States: The East Asian Developmental Model
Poverty And Inequality
Neo-Imperialism and the Rise of the GovernanceState

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching will be 2 hours of lectures per week. All will be recorded and posted on Blackboard. Lectures will be delivered either face to face or online only depending upon University and Public Health England Guidance at the time. Total of 24 hours of lectures (2 hours per week X 12 weeks) per module.

Weekly student participation in online discussion boards. 1 hour per week delivered asynchronously. (1 hour X 12 weeks)

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	114
Teaching	36
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

R. Kaplinsky (2005). Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: Between a rock and a hard place. Cambridge: Polity Press.

P.W.Preston (1997). Development Theory. Blackwells.

John Rapley (1996). Understanding Development. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Reinner.

Caroline Thomas (2000). Global Governance, Development and Human Security. London: Pluto.

P Burnell & V. Randall (2008). Politics in the Developing World. OUP.

Majid Rahnema with Victoria Bawtree (eds) (1998). The Post Development Reader. Zed.

Annie Taylor and Caroline Thomas (eds) (1999). Global Trade and Global Social Issues. Routledge.

John Glenn (2007). Globalization: North-South Perspectives. London: Routledge.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Essay

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Exam	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Exam	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External