Overview
Description
Looks at the interaction between economics and politics, and questions whether the intellectual divide between the two has any merit. Explore major factors in comparative political economy, including ideas, interests, and institutions.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- define the major theories of comparative political economy.
- classify different theories by their epistemological and methodological commitments.
- demonstrate a mastery of these theories as they apply to real-world cases in exams and papers.
- distinguish between developmental approaches and developmental theories.
- examine the successes and failures of different political economic systems and strategies.
- explain the intellectual history of comparative political economy in a written exam.
- argue for and synthesize theories of comparative political economy in a research paper.