Answer 2 of out the 12 questions given. (MODULE is Introduction to Political Economy of Development). See attached References - reference authors' names & book in the essay sentence. Don′t needs a bibliography or page number Don′t uses the same case studi

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Open Book Online Examination for Undergraduate students – May/June 2021

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT 151010048-A20/21

This paper is suitable for current students and re-entry candidates from 2019/20

Time Allowed: 48hs from the release time in BLE

The marks for this paper constitute 60 % of the total marks for this course.

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Instructions:

Please note that the maximum word count for each question is 1200 words. Both questions should be submitted in one computer file.

Answer TWO (2) of the following TWELVE (12) questions:

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Answer TWO (2) of the following TWELVE (12) questions:

1. Discuss the view that measuring human welfare through an index is not a valid exercise.

2. Why can national development banks facilitate late industrialisation?

3. What are the main differences between mainstream neo-classical economics, institutional approaches and Marxist political economy in understanding the key actors in the development process?

4. Explain why policy officials in low and middle income countries may want to prioritise agricultural productivity despite the declining significance of agriculture in the overall economy. Draw on evidence where possible in your answer.

5. Critically examine the main contributions of gendered critiques of trade theories, and support your analysis with examples.

6. Contrast and compare the vying views that the Middle East suffers from either too much neoliberal reform or not enough.

7. To what extent does climate change require us to rethink ‘the agrarian question’?

8. Discuss the view that China’s rapid economic growth during the first three decades of the reform era was premised on low wages and poor labour law enforcement.

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of an economics model as a method of analysis?

10. Why has industrial development underpinned experiences of accelerated economic growth and development?

11. Discuss the view that the challenges of late development are as much political as they are economic.

12. Why and how has the discourse on rent-seeking and corruption been so influential in the rise of neoliberal policies since the 1980s?

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