BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus AUGS/ AGSR ion FIRST SEMESTER 2020-21 COURSE HANDOUT Date: 13.08.2020 In addition to past I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time table) this postion gives fusther specific details regarding the course Course No :GSF213 Course Title : Development Theories Instructor-in-Charge : Dr. Sailaja Nandigama Instructor(s) :N/A ‘Tutorial /Practical Instructors: N/A 1. Course Description: This cousse focuses on the concept of development, development theories and practices, in the modem wold Intesplay between theory and practice and the outcome of this relationship are also explored in the syllabus. The cousse provides an overview of development thinking from ‘classical’ development ideas to altemative and post development theosies. The cousse then attempts to critically review contemporary debates, about development, including the link between the current world order and the Development goals of the developing countsies 2. Scope and Objective of the Course: The objective of the cousse is to make the students avrare of the debates and issues selating to development and post development. The cousse covers development theory and ptactice at the global and local levels and examines the practice in contemporayy times 3. Text Books: John Rapley (2010), Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World, Viva Books. (Reading matesial will be given by the IC) 4, Reference Books: Book chaptess, joumal papess, films and newspaper teposts vill be given in advance as preparation matetials before sessions 5. Module | Lecture Session Reference | Learning outcomes No. T What Development? Why study Development? TB Ch _| Students will be exposed o &Ref to the concept and practice of development through vatious histosical examples 2 ‘Development Theory in the Postwar Pesiod, State- | TB Ch2&3_ | Students will be able to Led Development in Practice (10) &Ref Team about Fist, Second and Thitd wodds, Keynes Thesis, the emergence of the third world understanding Development after Keynes, Modemization theory, Import Substitution Industsalization, the postwar world economy,BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus AUGS/ AGSR ion and Extseme Statist Expesiments The Neoclassical Answerto Failure, Neoclassical Refosm in Practice (10) TBCh4&5 &Ref Students wall be able to eam about the Neoclassical tradition, their analysis of Thisd Wodd, The New Political Economy, theis recipe for Development, Understanding the dividends of Steuctural Adustment, Theoretical pespectives on SA and their critiques ‘Development Theory in the Wake of Stauctusal Adustment; The End of Development State (10) TBChO&T &Ref, Students wall be able to eam about changes in the World Bank, The Asian Crisis and the Eclipse of the Developmental State, About the crisis of the State in Afsica, Authositasianism in the Thisd World, Intemational obstacles to developmental states, Balance of power in the Global Political Economy The End of Development, or a New Begnning? & Conchision (6) TE ChEES &Ref Students wall be able to leaan about the emergence of Postdevelopment thought, Postdevelopment in practice, The debate over modemity; Concluding thoughts on mysiad challenges and opportunities in the path of developmentBIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus AUGS/ AGSR ion 6. Evaluation Scheme: Evaluation Component Weightage | Duration Date of Evaluation ) (Minutes) Test 1 15 OB/CB) 30 September 10 September 20 (Dusing scheduled class hous) Test 2 15 (OB/CB) 30 October 09 October 20 (Duaing scheduled class hous) Test 3 15 (OB/CB) 30 ‘November 10 — November 20 (Dusing scheduled class hous) Other Evaluation Components 20 Bs desised by _| Evenly spaced throughout the (acluding lab component, quizzes, (0B) the semester (Tro be completed by assignments etc) Instmctor(¢) | November 20) Comprehensive Examination 35 (OB/CB) 20 ‘As announcedin the Timetable 7. Chamber Consultation Hour: Thussday 10-L1 am. 8. Notices: Shared on Nalanda and on the HSS notice board. 9. Make-up Policy: Only genuine cases will get make-up. 10. Note (if any): Cousse format wall be interactive with regular class discussions and several group exercises, documentary screening and presentations. Students ate expected to prepare in advance with the help of reading matetial provided and through selfinitiative De Sailaja Nandigama Instructor-in-charge Course No. GSF 213