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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	The Political Economy of Development
Module Code	LG539
School	School of Law & Government
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Alex Baturo Semester 2: Alex Baturo Autumn: Alex Baturo
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

In this class we intend to examine the interaction between economic development andforeign aid, the causes of specific allocations of bilateral, multilateral governmental andnon-governmental aid, aid conditionality, foreign aid in specific sectors, such as democracy and governance aid, disaster relief, as well as to evaluate critically the debate on theeﬀectiveness of aid for development, specifically looking at donor and recipient governments. This class is designed for non-economics MA students who are interested in thepolitics of development and it aims to analyze a combination of theoretical and empiricalreadings on international development and aid the world over, with the goal of uncoveringcommon patterns and answering important questions.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students with have solid foundation and exposure to the main theories and controversies in the field of international development and foreign aid
2. They will be able to critically analyze and employ in policy or academic research alike various data and indices pertaining to development.
3. Critically analyze bilateral and multilateral foreign aid
4. They will understand how to craft a good research design in the study of development.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent learning	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to International Development and Aid.
Overview of Development and Foreign Aid. Indicators. Doing Researchin International Development.

Bilateral Aid.
Multilateral Aid.

Non-Governmental Aid.
Aid Conditionality.

Case Studies of Aid Donors.
Democracy and Governance Aid.

Disaster Relief.
Aid Effectiveness.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	research paper	70%	n/a
Performance evaluation	attendance and participation	10%	n/a
Group presentation	group research project and presentation	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List