The course develops students’ critical thinking skills through an examination of the various concepts of development and the ways scholars have attempted to measure it. Using a comparative political economy perspective applied to a wide range of countries at different “stages” of development, the students will develop their deductive reasoning skills while simultaneously deepening their factual knowledge of different political and economic regimes in the countries of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Political Economy of Development
6 ECTS / Semester / Portuguese