Professor Patrick Van Inwegen
e-mail: [email protected]
Spring 2005 Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 to 3:20
Jones Hall Room 211
Office: McIntyre Hall 213Q Office Hours: T/TH 1 – 2 & W 2 – 3
Office Phone: 879-3490 or by appointment
This course addresses some of the biggest questions in IPE
today: Why are some nations rich while others are so poor? Why was it Europeans and not Incas or Chinese
who colonized much of the world? Why do
colonial links remain? What – if
anything – can be done to help those who struggle for existence to become
economically independent? Recent
discussions about globalization and whether it hurts or helps the poor, whether
it is a force of exploitation or liberation all continue in this trend of
thinking about the divergence between rich and poor. These questions are not new, nor are some of
the answers that we will investigate, but their relevancy today is profoundly
important. Whether it is because we seek
to drain the swamps of poverty that give rise to terrorists (and thus ensure
our own security), because we are exposed to the jarring images of poverty
brought to nightly newscasts, or because we have a sense that justice demands
helping those in need, the divergence between rich and poor, Economically
Developed Countries and Lesser Developed Countries, the First World and the
Third World shapes our foreign policies, economic policies, and much of our
interaction with the outside world. Most
of the topics of interest to the study of IPE – security, trade, the
environment, human rights, conflict and technology – are skewed by the fact of
this divergence. Understanding this gap
between rich and poor countries – often referred to as the North-South divide –
allows us to understand much about IPE. This course is a step toward this important goal. By the end of the course students should be
able to:
2.) Demonstrate familiarity with the basic terms and concepts of development.
3.) Have an increased awareness of the international world and some of the events and structures that shape our world.
4.) Critically assess development policies and their impacts.
5.) Develop the ability to critically think about complex issues, events, and trends and articulate your thinking in a public way to engage the critical
thinking of others.
Diamond, Jared. 1999. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Huntington, Samuel. 1968. Political Order in Changing Societies. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Desoto, Hernando. 2003. The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Basic Books
Legrain, Philippe. 2004. Open World: The Truth about Globalization. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee Publisher.
In addition, several materials will be distributed in class or available on-line.
Class Participation – attendance and participation in class will be required. Students should come to class prepared to ask questions for clarification and respond to the assigned readings as well as participate in class. Half of the class participation grade will be based on attendance with the other half coming from active participation. Attendance alone will result in less than a C grade for this portion of the course. Students will treat all others with respect.
Papers – Students will have an opportunity to apply the theoretical lessons from the readings in two 1,000 to 1,300 word papers. Each paper will focus specifically on elements from the readings asking for analysis, comparison or criticism of the main themes. Outside research will not be necessary. The first is due February 25, by 1 pm. The second is due April 8, by 1 pm. Please note that these due dates are Fridays. Papers must be received as an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word by 1pm. If you are concerned about computer issues, send it earlier. I will send a confirmation reply that I have received your attached paper and can open it Friday afternoon. Late papers will be penalized half a grade per day it is late (e.g., from 92 to 87).
Book Review – Each student will choose a
book to review from a list of supplemental readings (or students may choose
another book with instructor approval).
The 1,000 to 1,300 word review will summarize the main points, compare
and contrast the work with ideas from the required readings, and offer a
critical analysis of the argument.
Please submit your review via e-mail at the end of the section that most
relates to your book (modernization, dependency, state or globalization). In addition to the written review, you will
give a ten minute presentation of your book review in class sometime during
that section.
In Class Quizzes – There will be six short in class quizzes given throughout the semester. The quizzes will be open book, quick, held at the beginning of the day’s class, and cover only the material from the reading for that day. Only five of the quizzes will count toward this portion of your grade (I will drop your lowest quiz score).
Final Exam – There will be a take-home final exam intended to stimulate creative thought about solutions to issues addressed in the course. Students will be given the exam question the last day of class and will submit their written response via e-mail by 1 pm, Friday May 13 (the time of the scheduled final exam). Papers must be received as an e-mail attachment in Microsoft Word by 1pm. If you are concerned about computer issues, send it earlier. I will send a confirmation reply that I have received your attached paper and can open it Friday afternoon. Late papers will not be accepted.
Grading Percentages Grading Scale
Class Participation: 15% 93-100 A 73-76 C
Paper #1: 10% 90-92 A- 70-72 C-
Quizzes: 20% 87-89 B+ 67-69 D+
Paper #2: 15% 83-86 B 63-66 D
Presentation: 15% 80-82 B- 60-62 D-
Final Exam: 25% 77-79 C+ 0-59 F
The University is a
community of faculty, students, and staff engaged in the exchange of ideas
contributing to individual growth and development. Essential to the successful
functioning of the academic community is a shared sense of enthusiasm for
learning and respect for other persons. The successful functioning of the
academic community also demands honesty, which is the basis of respect for both
ideas and persons. The suspicion of dishonesty in the academic community is a
serious matter because it threatens the atmosphere of respect essential to
learning. Academic dishonesty can take many forms, including but not limited to
the following: plagiarism, which is the misrepresentation of someone else's
words, ideas, research, etc. as one's own; submitting the same paper for credit
in more than one course without prior permission; collaborating with other
students on papers and submitting them without instructor permission; cheating
on examinations; and mistreatment of library materials.
Any
act of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course. Additional rules concerning academic integrity and examples of acceptable and
unacceptable conduct can be found in the undergraduate catalogue.
Have assigned readings completed by class time for the dates below.
18 January Introduction
20 January The Persistence of the Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries, 1960-1998 Passé-Smith. S&PS Chapter 3
The Rising Inquality of World Income Distribution —Wade. S&PS Chapter 4
25 January Could It Be That the Whole World Is Already Rich?: A Comparison of RGDP/pc and GNP/pc Measures —Passé-Smith. S&PS Chapter 5
Economic Growth and Income Inequality —Kuznets. S&PS Chapter 6
27 January Inequality and Insurgency —Muller and Seligson. S&PS Chapter 8
Some New Evidence on Correlates of Political Violence —Weede. S&PS Chapter 9
1 February Diamond: Prologue and Chapters 1 & 3
The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth—McClelland. S&PS Chapter 16
3 February Diamond: The Rise and Spread of Food Production (Chapters 4, 5 & 7)
The Culture of Poverty—Lewis. S&PS Chapter 18
8 February Diamond: From Food to Guns, Germs and Steel (Chapters 9 – 11)
The Effect of Cultural Values on Economic Development: Theory, Hypotheses, and Some Empirical Tests—Granato, Inglehart, and Leblang.
S&PS Chapter 19
10 February Diamond: Around the World in Five Chapters
The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth—Kahn. S&PS Chapter 17
15 February Huntington: Political Order and Political Decay
17 February Huntington: Modernization: America vs. Europe
The Five Stages of Growth—Rostow. S&PS Chapter 10
22 February Huntington: Change in Traditional Polities
Catching Up, Forging Ahead, and Falling Behind—Abramovitz. S&PS Chapter 11
24 February Huntington: Revolution, Reform and Change
“Spend $150 Billion Per Year to Cure World Poverty” (online)
25 February Friday: First short paper due in my e-mail inbox by 1:00 p.m.
1 March The Structure of Dependence—dos Santos. S&PS Chapter 20
American Penetration and Canadian Development: A Study of Mature Dependency—Hammer and Gartrell. S&PS Chapter 21
3 March The Irish Case of Dependency: An Exception to the Exception?—O'Hern. S&PS Chapter 22
Growth Effects of Foreign and Domestic Investment—Firebaugh. S&PS Chapter 23
8 March The Long-Term Effects of Foreign Investment Dependence on Economic Growth, 1940-1990—Kentor. S&PS Chapter 24
10 March Income Inequality, Development, and Dependence: A Reconsideration—Alderson and Nielsen. S&PS Chapter 25
15 March SPRING RECESS – NO CLASSES
17 March SPRING RECESS – NO CLASSES
22 March DeSoto: The Five Mysteries of Capital and The Mystery of Missing Information
Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations are Rich, and Others Poor—Olson. S&PS Chapter 26
24 March DeSoto: The Mystery of Capital and the Mystery of Political Awareness
Mauritius: A Case Study—Subramanian. S&PS Chapter 27
29 March DeSoto: The Missing Lessons of US History
Why Aren't Countries Rich? Weak States and Bad Neighborhoods—Kenny. S&PS Chapter 28
31 March DeSoto: The Mystery of Legal Failure
Urban Bias and Inequality—Lipton. S&PS Chapter 29
5 April DeSoto: By Way of Conclusion
Political Regimes and Economic Growth—Przeworski and Limongi. S&PS Chapter 30
7 April Inequality as a Constraint on Growth in Latin America—Birdsall and Sabot. S&PS Chapter 31
8 April Friday: Second short paper due in my e-mail inbox by 1:00 p.m.
12 April Legrain: Introduction to Globalization (Introduction and Chapter 3)
14 April Legrain: The
Benefits of Globalization (Chapters 1 & 2)
19 April Legrain: The State Still Matters (Chapters 5 & 6)
21 April Legrain: Globalization and the Environment (Chapters 8
& 9)
26 April Legrain: Global Laws and Money (Chapters 10 & 11)
28 April Legrain: A Different World (Chapter 13)
3 May Conclusions on Globalization and Development
13 May Friday: Take home final due in my e-mail inbox by 1 p.m.