Uneven Development (U01271)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-3-UNEVENDEV

The course consists of:
1. Introductory lectures: Postwar Development and the World Economy, the processes of globalisation, global finance and its Problems, Regulation, States and Economic Growth.
2. Class Seminars: Debates on East Asian Capitalism, The Consequences of Liberalisation, Emerging Markets and Currency Instability, Multinationals and Labour, Marginalisation, States and Institutions.
3. Overview, project design and course evaluation.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Course aims:
-to outline how the geography of the world economy is being changed by processes of globalisation and flows of trade, finance and multinational investment.
-to consider the implications of these changes in the global political economy for economic growth and the political economies of developing countries.
-to focus in particular on the process of economic liberalisation and to understand its rationale, causes and its consequences.
-to understand the regulatory problems posed by the contemporary form and instability of the world economy and to consider the implications for the economics of development.