Report on a current development issue in your chosen country or region within a country from themes covered as part of Political Economy of Development.

Assignment

write 30-minute-long audio essay/podcast in pairs.

Task

Report on a current development issue in your chosen country or region within a country from themes covered as part of Political Economy of Development.

Mandatory elements

–  Introduction and relevance of your investigation

–  Body of the podcast

–  Analysis and conclusion

Sample topics and links to concepts in class

(1) Zambia defaults on debt repayments (structural adjustment, neoliberalism)

QUESTION. Zambia’s debt default: Economic pressure due to COVID-19 or neoliberal policies of the IMF?

(2) Hydrocarbons Promotion Bill in Argentina (property rights and development, natural resource curse)

QUESTION. Does giving away property rights on natural resources to foreign companies enable or disable development in Argentina?

(3) Farmers’ protests in India (contested ideas in development)

QUESTION. Are state policies or farmers’ demands more conducive to the development of Indian agriculture and its farmers?

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