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SP30310: The developmental state

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: ES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay 100% (ES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
The aims of this unit are to provide students with a critical understanding of the theory and politics of the 'developmental state' with a thorough empirical grounding in the experiences of Asian states historically and in the contemporary era.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit, students should:
* Have a critical understanding of theories of developmentalism;
* Have a critical understanding of the historical role of the state in development processes in different parts of the world; and,
* Have in-depth knowledge of the contemporary political economy of development in a range of Asian countries.

Skills:
1. Application of critical analytical skills to political and economic history
2. Critical analysis of policy in a historical context
3. Enhanced essay research, preparation and writing.

Content:
1. Classic theories of developmentalism: From Gerschenkron to Evans
2. Contemporary approaches to the developmental state
3. The developmental state in historical perspective
4. East Asian experiences: Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
5. Southeast Asian experiences: Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand
6. The Asian Financial Crisis
7. Is China a developmental state?
8. Are there developmental states in Africa?
9. Developmentalism and global economic governance
10. The global economic crisis and future of the developmental state.
Programme availability:

SP30310 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB21 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB21 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
  • UHSP-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
  • UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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