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Draft Syllabus for the Intro to Pol Econ; 2003

Provisional syllabus for the

Introduction to Political Economy 401

The aim of the course

         By this course, it is meant to give students the basic concepts of political economy and major theoretical schools or approaches in alternatives and development models of different political economies of different region across the world. The class is divided into two sections: First part will focus on theoretical discussion of political economy and the second part will focus on the application of the theories discussed in the first part in the examples of different regions and countries.

Teaching methods

         The lecturer will utilize a combination of different teaching methods like lecturing, seminar discussions, student presentation, debates, guest lecture etc and will be open for students’ feedback about the teaching methods and lecturer’s own abilities.

Homeworks

         All students are expected to do reading assignments for each class session and actively participate in class discussions. In the second part of the semester, students are expected to write a paper (7-10 pages long, double-spaced, 12 sized, in Arial Mon or Times New Roman Mon on the decided topics) and give presentation on it preferably in teams of three or four. Presentations and papers are evaluated separately.

Evaluations

         The class attendance                  10%

         Participation in discussion                    10%

         In class homeworks                            20%

         Review of theories                     20%

         Final papers (presentations)        40%

1                    a Introduction to syllabus, purpose of the class, evaluation procedure, teacher’s expectation of the class and students, student discipline during the class session etc blah blah. b Beginning of class: Conceptualizing the major framework of the class that is to clarify the concepts of politics, economy or economics and the meaning of political economy as a whole (provisional and several ), mentioning of major approaches later to be elaborated on.

Homework: Pick one thinker of whatever period, and give comprehensive analysis of about his thoughts or ideas about political economy that is the interrelationship of economy and politics. Students can infer their general philosophical ideas logically to viewing the political economy.

2                    A Classical approach A.Smith, D.Ricardo etc. b Marxist approach

Smith, A.Wealth of Nations  

Smith “Restraints upon the Importation from Foreign Countries of such Goods as Can be Produced at Home”

Marx, K. and Engels F., “Preface” and “Bourgeois and Proletarians” from “The Communist Manifesto”

Boswell, S. “The Russian Mafiya and the Global Capitalist System: A Marxist Perspective”

Lenin, V.I. “Imperialism as a Special Stage of Capitalism” in V.I.Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest State of Capitalism

3                    Keynesian economics and neo-classical approach

4                    Economic approach to politics, State centered, power centered, justice centered approaches

Development models will be discussed by presentations of student teams

5                    Development paths: Political economy model of USA, UK (Anglo-saxon model).

Zaleski, P.A. “The American Political Economy”

6                    Political economy model of Germany, France.

Readings: A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy eds. Goodin, R. Pettit, Ph. 1995, Basil Blackwell Ltd.

Ё.Гэрэлчулуун 2003 он, 21-р зууны эхэн үе дэх дэлхийн хөгжлийн гол хандлагууд ба ардчилсан намын үндсэн хөтөлбөр.

7                    Political economy model of North East Asia (Japan, Taiwan, South Korea)

Clark, C. and Jung, Ch. “Implications of the Asian Flu for Developmental State Theory: The Cases of South Korea and Taiwan”

Pempel, T.J. “Japan’s Search for a New Path” .

8                    Political economy model of South East Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines) : Asian Crisis

Wade, R. “The Asian Crisis and the Global Economy: Causes, Consequences, and Cure.”

9                    Latin american and African Political Economy of development or underdevelopment

David, K. Book review: Africa’s Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures by Leonard and Scott Strauss

Gangopadhyay, A. Book review: Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets and Actors eds. By Buxton, J. and Philips, N. Nurse, K. “Development: Unthinking the Past”.

10               Post-Communist development or Transition to market economy; discuss Mongolian case

Way, L.A. “Understanding the Role of Historical Constraint in Post-Communist Development”. 

Л.Гүржав, Б.Норжваанчиг /2002/ Монгол улсын шилжилтийн эдийн засаг Улаанбаатар.

11               Conclusion

Reference english

A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy eds. Goodin, R. Pettit, Ph. 1995, Basil Blackwell Ltd.

Boswell, S. “The Russian Mafiya and the Global Capitalist System: A Marxist Perspective” Northern Arizona University (Dept. of Political Science)

Caporaso, J.A. & Levine, D.A. (1996) Theories of Political Economy Cambridge University Press.

Clark, C. and Jung, Ch. “Implications of the Asian Flu for Developmental State Theory: The Cases of South Korea and Taiwan” in Asian Affairs: An American Review, Spring 2002. Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 16-27.

David, K. Book review: Africa’s Stalled Development: International Causes and Cures by Leonard and Scott Strauss, in Foreign Affairs May/June 2003, pp. 166-167.

Gangopadhyay, A. Book review: Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets and Actors eds. By Buxton, J. and Philips, N. in Latin American Politics and Society Fall 2001, Vol. 43, Issue 3, p. 155.

Nurse, K. “Development: Unthinking the Past” in NACLA Reports on the Americas Vol. 37, No. 3, November/December 2003, pp. 29-45.

Pempel, T.J. “Japan’s Search for a New Path” in Current History. December 1998. pp. 431-436.

Przeworski, A. (1991) Democracy and the Market: Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America Cambridge University Press.

Urrutia, M. Ichimura, Sh. & Yukawa, S. (1989). The Political Economy of Fiscal Policy United Nations University

Wade, R. “The Asian Crisis and the Global Economy: Causes, Consequences, and Cure.” in Current History. Nov. 1998, pp. 361-373.

Way, L.A. “Understanding the Role of Historical Constraint in Post-Communist Development” in Studies in Comparative International Development, Summer 2002, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 87-104. 

Zaleski, P.A. “The American Political Economy” in Atlantic Economic Journal, March 92, Vol. 20, Issue 1, p57.

References in Cyrillic

Л.Гүржав, Б.Норжваанчиг /2002/ Монгол улсын шилжилтийн эдийн засаг Улаанбаатар.

Ё.Гэрэлчулуун 2003 он, 21-р зууны эхэн үе дэх дэлхийн хөгжлийн гол хандлагууд ба ардчилсан намын үндсэн хөтөлбөр.

Ж.Үнэнбат 2003 он, Төв банкны бие даасан байдал

П.Цагаан 2003 он, Монгол Улс ба олон улсын санхүүгийн байгууллагууд  

М.Энхсайхан “Орчин үе ба хөгжлийн стратеги” Шинэ Үе сэтгүүл 2001 оны 1-р сар, дугаар 2. хх 10-14.