Prof. Ha-Joon Chang
Date: 07 à 15 de janeiro de 2002
Aim of the course:
The course aims to provide a comprehensive theoretical
and empirical overview of the role of the government
in modern economies, with strong emphasis on developing
country experience. Organisation of the
course:
The foundational lectures by Ha-Joon Chang for
the course will consist of 3 hour sessions for
10 days. Each of these 3 hour sessions will consist
of 2 hour lecture (with a short break in the middle),
and 1 hour session for question, answers, and
discussion. The other 15 hours will be taught
in small groups (5-6 people per group) by one
or more of the Assistant Professors (Internet).
Those who wish to acquire the full certificate
will be required to write 2 essays of 2,000 words
on pre-assigned topic, accompanied by a reading
list. These essays will be assessed by the Assistant
Professors and given feedback. Ha-Joon Chang will
be available for contact through e-mail for questions
for:
Content of the Course (total 10 x 3-hour sessions)
1/4a Sessões: Theories of the
State (4 x 3-hour sessions).
Different approaches to state intervention. Classical
Liberalism, Marxism, Weberian view, Welfare Economics,
Keynesianism, Development Economics, Neo-Liberalism,
Institutionalism.
5/7ª Sessões: The East Asian
Experience (3 x 3-hour sessions).
Reflection on the East Asian experience (the miracle
and the recent crisis and the theoretical debate
surrounding it, comparison with Brazil and other
Latin American cases).
8ª Sessão: Industrial and
Trade Policy (2 x 3-hour session).
The debates surrounding the role of industrial
and trade policy in development. Comparative Advantage
theory, Infant Industry Argument, Modern Industrial
Policy, Technology Policy, Export-led Growth,
Import Substitution.
9a Sessão: Privatisation and Deregulation
(1 x 3 -hour session).
The debates surrounding the two central planks
of "Bretton Woods" policy programme.
Theories of Ownership, Theories of Regulation,
Experiences of Privatisation and Deregulation
in various countries (developed and developing).
10ª Sessão: Globalisation
and the National Government (1 x 4-hour session).
Has globalisation rendered national economic policy
meaningless? Trends in the Global Economy, Scope
for National Policy, WTO and Other International
Agreements, Policies vis-a-vis Foreign Direct
Investment.
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