Political Economy of Institutions and Development
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Political Economy of Institutions and Development at Coursera Overview
Duration | 23 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Political Economy of Institutions and Development at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Political Economy of Institutions and Development at Coursera Course details
- This course is part of the SDG initiative
- In today?s world, politics and economics are interconnected, but what is the nature of this connectivity? What are the power relationships that shape the world economy today and create new challenges for international institutions facing globalization? What makes some countries wealthier than others? Do we face cultural diversity or fragmentation? Does the type of governance effect economic development and social change or is it the other way around? How do we measure it and how trustworthy is the data? These issues and many more will be examined in this course along with a wide library of sources and a biting criticism.
Political Economy of Institutions and Development at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction into this course
Trailer
How to succeed in your online class?
Introduction to Political Economy
The Evolution of Political Economy
International Political Economy
Meet the instructor & his team
Leiden University: Facts & Figures
Community Guidelines
What is your learning path?
Reading for International Political Economy
Data used in Political Economy
Mapping the World
Visualization: World Maps
Political Economy and Data
Population
Visualization: World Map of Population
Output (GDP current values)
Visualization: World Map of GDP (Current Values)
Output (GDP PPP)
Visualization: World Map of GDP PPP
Poverty
Visualization: World Map of Human Development Index
Reading for Data in Political Economy
Data used in Political Economy
Trust
Trust and Social Capital
Measuring Trust
Trust results and Criticism
Visualization: World Map of Trust
Causes and Consequences
Correlation and Regression
Reading for Trust
Trust
Society and Fragmentation
Ethnic Fragmentation
Visualization: World Map of Ethnic Fragmentation
Linguistic Fragmentation
Visualization: World Map of Linguistic Diversity
Religious Fragmentation
Visualization: World Map of Religious Diversity
Income and Wealth Inequality
Visualization: World Map of Income Inequality
Inequality, Fragmentation and Trust
Society and Fragmentation
Society and Fragmentation
Governance
Good Governance
Measuring Governance
Democracy and Growth
Visualization: World Map of Democracy
Rule of Law and Growth
Visualization: World Map of Rule of Law
Corruption and Growth
Visualization: World Map of Corruption
Reading for Governance
Governance
Economic Development
State Failure
Who Gives Foreign Aid, to Whom, and Why
The Real Aid Givers
Aid Effectiveness
Reading for Economic Development
Economic Development
Globalisation
Globalisation. The Debate
World map of economic globalisation
Trade
World map of trade
Foreign Direct Investment
FDI modules
Financial Markets
The Globalised World Economy
Globalisation Discourse
Globalisation
International organizations
Origins
Trade
Finance
Reflection
International Institutions
International Organisations
Non Governmental actors
Cities
Big Business
Transnational Advocacy Groups
Supra-State Actors
Defining your case study
What effects the sustainability of your project
The form of your assignment
New Actors
Non - Governmental Organizations
Final
Final Exam
Extra Material
The Invisible Hand - Adam Smith
Utilitarianism - Jeremy Bentham
Relative Backwardness - Alexander Gerschenkron
Classical Liberalism - Friedrich August von Hayek
Keynesianism - John Maynard Keynes
Critical Political Economy - Robert Cox
The Take Off - Walt W. Rostow
Marxism - Karl Marx
Small States - Peter Katzenstein
World Systems Theory - Immanuel Wallerstein
New Institutional Economics- Ronald Coase
Economic Structuralism- Raúl Prebisch
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