Literatur
Literature: Acemoglu, D. and J. A. Robinson (2012): Why Nations Fail. The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York, NY, Crown Publisher.
Official Course Description
The seminar provides an overview of global development politics. In a first part, we will discuss theoretical approaches ranging from classical debates on modernization vs. Dependencia to newer post-development or institutionalist approaches. In a second step, we focus on specific problems like poverty, inequality, globalization, conflicts or the interaction effects between environmental destruction and development.
Literature: Acemoglu, D. and J. A. Robinson (2012): Why Nations Fail. The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York, NY, Crown Publisher.
Official Course Description
The seminar provides an overview of global development politics. In a first part, we will discuss theoretical approaches ranging from classical debates on modernization vs. Dependencia to newer post-development or institutionalist approaches. In a second step, we focus on specific problems like poverty, inequality, globalization, conflicts or the interaction effects between environmental destruction and development.
- Lehrende: Milena Heyer
- Lehrende: Markus Lederer
Semester: WT 2019/20