Students should use this site to get updates on the course, readings and whatever else is of interest. I will try to post on a regular basis. Look at the remarks and notes section – this will contain all the most recent information.
Structure and assessment.
1. Students have full access to the Economist and most of the world’s newspapers on line. you are expected to look at The Economist each week and contribute to a critical discussion of some articles of your choice.
2. The assessment is made up of
Exam 5o%
Debate 20%
Essay 1, 7oo + words 3o%
Remarks and notes.
Results and revision
The results to date are in the file below (I hope)
Exam The exam will be a 24 part multi-choice question covering the lecture series and two essay questions. Each is of equal weight that is 1/3.
I will provide a revision session in my temporary office 2.10 from 5.oo pm on - the floor above the tea room on Wednesday night 23 November.
Essays Essay results and debate marks will be posted on this page against your student number as soon as possible.
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Reading.
Balaam D and Dillman. B. 2011. Introduction to International Political Economy. Pearson Education.
Ravenhill, J. 2008. Global Political Economy. Oxford University Press.
Oatley. T. 2011. International Political Economy. Pearson Education.
Remember that I expect everyone to make a brief annotated list of books and journal articles you consider worth studying and to bring this in electronic or paper form.
Outline of lecture programme.
The lecture programme is set out below.
1. States and markets. Different imperatives.
2. The problem – contradiction of liberal democracy.
3. Single state model. Imperatives of the state. Development. Gowth. production function and full employment.
4. Simple model with a market. Equilibrium. Government action and full employment.
5. External sector – problem of control and imperatives.
6. Attempts by states to shape the system. Different periods.
7. Mechanism for floating exchange. Purchasing power parity.
8. s-i = x – m and all that.
9. Trade. Absolute advantage. Comparative advantage.
10. Comparative advantage and factors of production.
11. Impact of the international system on government
12. Strategic interaction and collective goods (game theory)
13. Energy problems.
14. Neo-classical and marxian theory and crises
15. Revision of course.
Research papers.
Some papers that might be of interest.
Here is a video by Professor Harvey on the structure of the current crisis. Look beyond the cartoon format and try and work out what he is saying.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0
Here is a paper I wrote on the relation between the theory of comparative advantage and domestic coalition formation.
http://blog.arts.uwa.edu.au/pols3320/files/2011/03/Stolper-Samuelson-aaa1.pdf
Here is the sketch of a paper on the marxian theory of dynamic instability in capitalism. You could compare this with the Harvey video.
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