The Political Economy of Development

(Estado y Economía)

Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Fall 2020
Thu 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Online Course

Professor: Marco Antonio Fernández Office: Campus Mixcoac Piso 2

Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública Phone: 91 77 8192
Tecnológico de Monterrey Office hours: Fri 1pm – 3pm
E-mail: marco.a.fernandez@tec.mx
Twitter: @marco_fdezm

Teaching assistant: Rubén Sánchez y Pablo Llaguno

E-mail: ruben.sancheza597@gmail.com / llaguno.pablo@gmail.com

Link for the class and office hours sessions: https://itesm.zoom.us/j/5275943078

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 1. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course focuses upon the two-way interaction between politics and economics in less
industrialized and emerging market nations. It will explore the political correlates of
alternative models of economic development, the impact of global economic forces on
regional and domestic policy choice, and the interrelationships among political institutions,
public policy, and economic performance. The course is designed to familiarize students with
the challenges confronting political leaders in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America
as well as to address major theoretical debates in the study of political economy of
development.

In addition to the purpose of introducing the students to the broad literature of development,
one of the main goals in this course is to incentivize their analytical capacity and their
intellectual curiosity. Moreover, students have to develop a capacity to synthetize arguments,
identify strengths and weaknesses in the readings and connect the concepts reviewed along
the semester.

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 2. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Percentage
Requirement Description of final
grade

As a learning experience, the course will depend heavily

upon the quality of class participation. Members of the
course are therefore expected to complete course readings
prior to class and to participate actively in class
discussions. Irregular attendance and inadequate
preparation will be strongly reflected in your final grade.

In an effort to stimulate the analytical capacity of the

students, it is expected that everyone reads regularly the
news and press in general both national and international.
We will discuss the main news at the beginning of each
Participation session.
15% of
and pop
final grade
quizzes Some suggested sources, but not the only ones are:

a) International: The Economist, New York Times, The

Washington Post, The Financial Times, Dissent
Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New
Yorker, El País, PBS News Hour, NPR, BBC, Aljazeera,
CNN, NBC, FOX News, Public Radio International
(PRI), CBC.
b) Mexican news: the major newspapers, radio news
programs and news broadcasters such as Reforma,
Animal Político, Así las Cosas de W Radio, La Jornada,
El Universal, El Financiero, Atando Cabos, MVS, etc.

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 During the second week of the course, each student will sign
up to write an analytical essay of 6 to 8 pages covering the
readings for a given session. Essays are due on the day one
day before the class and should be sent in a word format to
me and to the TA. The essays should not only summarize the
readings for the session but rather critically assess the major
strengths and weaknesses of the selection of works, analyze
major theoretical debates in relationship to other literature
covered in the course, tease out conflicts and inconsistencies
in regional perspectives, and suggest fruitful questions for
further research. Please use the corrector by word or any
other processor you use. Spelling and grammar mistakes will
be penalized (2 points each). I will enforce strictly this policy.

*IMPORTANT INFORMATION*
Analytical In order to improve the quality of your essays, we will divide 25% of
Essay the class in writing groups of 3 or 4 students. You will need final grade
to send to your team classmates the draft of your analytical
essay by Monday at 11 am. They will get back to you with
their critical feedback by Tuesday before 4 pm. Their
comments will be helpful for you to improve your essay. You
need to submit the final version of this analytical paper by
Thursday at 2 pm. Furthermore, you are expected also to
contact the writing center of your campus
(https://biblioteca.tec.mx/centro-escritura) for clarification
purposes. In addition to the observations from your
classmates, you will need to send the TAs proof of the
communication and suggestions that you received from your
online appointments with the writing centers of your
campus. Failing of providing these communications will be
reflected in a 20 points penalty of your grade for this
requirement.

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 During the third week of the course, each student will sign
up to prepare one short team presentation covering the
readings for a given session. As it is expected from the
analytical essay, these presentations are not summaries of
the readings, but analytical overviews of the topics that will 20% of
Presentation
be discussed in class. In addition to the required readings, final grade
these presentations should cover the mandatory readings
indicated in the syllabus. Team presentations should
encourage an informed and analytical seminar discussion on
the topics reviewed for the sessions they are reviewing.

I will provide a list of books which are relevant for

understanding the politics of development. Students must
select one book before September 3rd , and let me know
about your selection in order to write a book review (2 – 3
pages long, times new roman 12 and double space). Books
10% of
Book Review reviews are expected to be delivered by October 23rd in
final grade
electronic format (word format). Please send a copy of this
review to the TA of the class. Please use the corrector by
word or any other processor you use. Spelling and
grammar mistakes will be penalized (2 points each). I will
enforce strictly this policy.

The test is a take home exam with three essay questions. The
take home exam will be distributed at 10 am on November
27th and has to be returned on November 29th before 1
Final pm. Exams sent late will not be graded. 30% of
examination final grade
Please use the corrector by word or any other processor you
use. Spelling and grammar mistakes will be penalized (2
points each). I will enforce strictly this policy.

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 Please consider there will be no midterm exams.

Research has found that the best learning outcomes for students are achieved with an
interactive class rather than by listening passively to lectures. I do encourage to listen to
the following podcast: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/tomorrows-
college/lectures/ Therefore, with the goal of improving your learning experience, I assume
this is a seminar format class. Lecture will be limited. At the beginning of each session we
will discuss during the first twenty minutes which are the main concepts and questions that
drive the literature under review for that class. At random, students will be asked to identify
the main arguments for the readings and their classmates will analyze if the answers are
correct or need to be improved. At the end of the class you will be asked to identify the main
lessons from the session.

Respect is essential in class. Avoid the use of cell phones in class at all times.

I encourage you that for everyone’s benefit, you try to connect in a quiet place. Please turn
on your cameras whenever possible, and mute your microphone unless you are speaking. You
can use the zoom tools to raise your hand and participate in the class discussion.

Our seminar sessions will be held via the Zoom online conference system. I am aware
online learning can be challenging, but we need to remember that our success will depend
on the same commitment we share in the physical classroom. Therefore, you are expected
to come to class doing the essential readings, to take note and participate actively in the
seminar discussions. We will have 10 minutes break in the middle of each session.

Finally, I encourage you to take advantage of technology and check out different podcasts
which discuss challenges for development, the political economy of different public policies
and public topics in general. Among some relevant podcasts are: Development Drums; To the
Point and The World both from PRI; The Daily from The New York Times; From Our
Correspondents, Hardtalk and Analysis from the BBC, GPS with Fareed Zakaria; EconTalk; PBS
Newshour; The Economist podcast; KickBack The Global Anticorruption podcast; CSGS –
Governance podcast; Vox’s The Weeds; Ideas by CBC; Amanpour – CNN). All podcasts are free
and available through Tunein Radio or Spotify.

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In case you need to contact me for any issue related to the course please send me an e-mail
to marco.a.fernandez@tec.mx and copy Rubén Sánchez and Pablo Llaguno (the teaching
assistants) ruben.sancheza597@gmail.com / llaguno.pablo@gmail.com Given the large
number of e-mails I receive in a daily basis, I really need you to copy Gerardo in your
communications. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee I will get back to you with an answer to your
e-mail.

There might be some minor adjustments to the readings during the course as new material
is considered to be discussed in class.

All appeals of grades received on an exam or assignment need to be submitted no later

than two working days after the date the exams/papers are returned to the class. Please
provide me with a written statement explaining precisely why you think a grade change
is in order. Note that in the event of an appeal I will re-grade your entire exam/paper under
the assumption that if I was heavy-handed on one part of the exam/paper, I might have
been excessively tolerant elsewhere. Your grade might go up, but it could go down.

Finally, one of the most important problems that Mexico faces is corruption. The classroom
cannot replicate this problem. Remember that plagiarism and cheating are violations of
academic integrity and thus violations of the Tec de Monterrey community. As specified by
Students’ Code such violations could result in a variety of disciplinary actions, including
suspension or permanent dismissal from the University
(https://portalrep.itesm.mx/na/normatividad_academica/documentos/reglamento/academic
o/reglamento_academico_profesional_esp.pdf). For the purposes of this class, plagiarism will
be defined as submitting a piece of work which in part or in whole is not entirely the student's
own work without attributing those same portions to their correct source.

Mandatory readings for preparing your book reviews, analytical essays and your essays for
your final exam.

During all these years that I have taught this course, one of the main challenges I have
observed is that several students do not know how to structure an essay, how to write a book
review or an analytical essay. Therefore, in addition to the supplementary readings that I
suggest for your improving your writing skills, this semester I have included four mandatory
readings that will help you to undertake this challenge successfully:

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 1. https://chrisblattman.com/2010/02/17/how-to-write-an-essay/
2. http://www.henryfarrell.net/pol_sci_essay.html
3. https://web.stanford.edu/group/mcnollgast/cgi-bin/wordpress/wp-
content/uploads/2013/10/CALTECH.RUL_..pdf
4. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/book-reviews/

Recommended references for improving your writing skills:

As I mentioned, unfortunately during the last years when I have taught this class, I have
constantly found that several students have serious writing skills limitations. I do strongly
encourage you to review the readings below. The authors provide you with good
suggestions in order to improve the way you structure your essays.

Evans, Harold author. Do I Make Myself Clear? : Why Writing Well Matters. New York: Little,
Brown and Company, 2017.
Maqueo, Ana María. Para Escribirte Mejor 2: Ortografía Y Redacción. México: Limusa, 2007.
Zinsser, William. On Writing Well : The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. New York:
HarperCollins, 2006.

Each campus has a writing center. I suggest that you approach their staff in case you have
doubts on how to structure your essays, book reviews and other writing endeavors.
More information is available at: https://biblioteca.tec.mx/centro-escritura

Library resources:
In case there is a problem with the availability at the library of the material for the class, you
need to contact the three following librarians: Verónica del Consuelo Valdez
(veronica.valdez@tec.mx), Erik García (ealonso.garcia@tec.mx) and Patricia Carranza
(patricia.carranza@tec.mx) I strongly suggest that you copy me and the teaching assistant
for the class in your communications.

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Taking care of your wellness during the semester.
Finally, please consider the following information for your wellness during the semester. In
case you face a socioemotional challenge, remember that you can always reach for help. Do
not hesitate to contact me in such a situation. Moreover, remember that Tec de Monterrey
has developed a 24 hours hotline where you can reach for support. You can find the details
in the following website:
https://tec.mx/es/noticias/nacional/salud/cuida-tus-emociones-el-programa-t-queremos-
del-tec-te-brinda-apoyo

Recommended books that I suggest to you buy given their importance and the chapters
assigned to our class:

Acemoglu, D. and J. Robinson (2012). Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and
Poverty Crown Publishing Group (NY). (Hay versión en español)
Ang, Yuen Yuen. China's Gilded Age. The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption.
Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Ang, Yuen Yuen. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap. Cornell Studies in Political Economy.
Itaca; London: Cornell University Press, 2016
Anthony B. Atkinson. 2015. Inequality: What Can Be Done? Harvard University Press
Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. 2011. Poor economics: a radical rethinking of the way to
fight global poverty. Public Affairs
Boix, Carles. 2019. Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological Change and the
Future of Politics: Princeton University Press
Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce and Alastair Smith. The Dictators' Handbook. Public Affairs 2012.
Collier, Paul. 2007 The Bottom Billion Oxford University Press
Fisman, Raymond. 2017. Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know. Edited by Miriam A.
Golden and author, What Everyone Needs to Know. New York, NY: Oxford University
Press.
François Bourguignon and Thomas Scott-Railton. The Globalization of Inequality Princeton
University Press 2016.
Franko, Patrice M. 2018. The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development. Fourth ed:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

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Fukuyama, Francis Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the
Globalization of Democracy. London: Profile Books, 2014
Haggard, Stephan. 2016. Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and Regime Change.
Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Ida Bastiaens and Nita Rudra 2018. Democracies in Peril: Taxation and Redistribution in
Globalizing Eonomies. New York: Cambridge Uiversity Press
Krishna, Anirudh. 2011. One Illness Away: Why People Become Poor and How They Escape
Poverty. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Milanovic, Branko 2019 Capitalism Alone Harvard University Press
Pilling, David 2019. The Growth Delusion. Wealth, poverty and the well-being of nations. The
Dougan Books
Radelet, Steven C. 2015. The Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World. New York:
Simon & Schuster.
Ravallion, Martin. 2016 Economics of Poverty Oxford University Press.
Rodrik, Dani. 2018. Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy. Princeton, New
Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Stiglitz, J. E. 2017. Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Era
of Trump W W Norton & Co Inc

List of important articles suggested to read:

• Branko Milanovic “Why inequality matters”
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/may/02/higher-inequality-move-
away-from-democracy-branko-milanovic-big-data?CMP=share_btn_tw
• Peter Singer “The logic of effective altruism”
https://bostonreview.net/forum/peter-singer-logic-effective-altruism
3. SCHEDULE, TOPICS AND MANDATORY READINGS

Class Topic Date Mandatory Readings

Readings:
Alicia Bárcena “Let’s Look Beyond GDP to Rebuild Latin America” in Americas
1 Introduction Aug 13 Quarterly Available August 5th
at: https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/5-big-ideas-beyond-
gdp/#.XyrET_3vbjY.twitter

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 John Cassidy “Can we have prosperity witout growth?” in The New Yorker
February 10th, 2020. Available at:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/can-we-have-prosperity-
without-growth
John Cassidy “Relatively Deprived How poor is poor?” in The New Yorker
April 3 2006.
Pedro Olinto et. al. “The State of the Poor: Where are the Poor, Where is
Extreme Poverty Harder to End, and What is the Current Profile of the
World’s Poor?” World Bank

Videos:
John Oliver Economic Development:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bl19RoR7lc
PBS - Making Sense - How technological innovation could amplify income
inequality: https://youtu.be/MEoRz58er8A
The Economist – Covid-19: what will happen to the global
economy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnKsrKuUfBc

To be explained in class:
a) The goals of the course and the rules of the game.
b) Learning to take advantage of the library resources (journals,
databases, etc.).
c) A taste of what is the course about
Readings:
Angus Deaton. 2013. The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of
Inequality. Introduction and Chapter 1 (pp. 1-56).
Pilling, David 2019. The Growth Delusion. Wealth, poverty and the well-
What is
being of nations. The Dougan Books (introduction and chapter 14.).
development?
Sen, Amartya "The concept of development" in Handbook of Development
(Patterns and
2 Aug 20 Economics Vol. 1, edited by H. Chenery and T.N. Srinivasan 1988.
measures of
Steven Radelet. 2015. The Great Surge: the ascent of the developing world
World
Chapters 1 and 2 (buy the book)
Development)
Videos:
• What is development UNDP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwgZQ1DqG3w

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 • The Growth Delusion - LSE event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6dBvLLnSIA
Readings:
Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. 2011. Poor economics: a radical
rethinking of the way to fight global poverty. Public Affairs (Chapter 1)
(buy the book)
Changing Christian Cooper, “Why Poverty is Like a Disease.” April 20, 2017, Nautilus.
Patterns and Ravallion, Martin. 2016 Economics of Poverty. Oxford University Press.
3 Aug 27
Development Introduction. Chapter 1 and 2 (buy the book)
Thinking Sen, Amartya. "Why Do We Tolerate Poverty?". Prospect, no. May (2014).
Jackson, C. (1998) 'Rescuing gender from the poverty trap', in C. Jackson and
R. Pearson Feminist Visions of Development: Gender Analysis and
Policy, London: Routledge

Readings:
Franko, Patrice M. 2018. The Puzzle of Latin American Economic
Development. Fourth ed: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Chapter 1.
The Development of Latin America
Hibbs, Douglas A., and Ola Olsson. 2004.“Geography, biogeography, and why
some countries are rich and others are poor.” Proceedings of the
Endowments National Academy of Sciences 101(10): 3715-3720.
4 and Sep 3 Michalopoulos and Papaioannou. 2015. “The Long-Run Effects of the
Geography ‘Scramble for Africa’.”
Paul Collier. 2007. The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing
and What Can be Done About It. New York: Oxford University Press
(chapters 3 and 4).
Sokoloff, Kenneth L., and Stanley L. Engerman. 2000. “History Lessons:
Institutions, Factors Endowments, and Paths of Development in the
New World.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 14 (3): 217–32.
Readings:
Acemoglu, D. and J. Robinson (2012). Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power,
The Role of
Prosperity, and Poverty Crown Publishing Group (NY). (Introduction and
Institutions
5 Sep 10 chapters 2, 3, 4 and 15).
for Franko, Patrice M. 2018. The Puzzle of Latin American Economic
Development Development. Fourth ed: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. (chapter 2
Historical legacies)

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 North, D. C., J. J. Wallis, and Barry Weingast. 2006. A conceptual framework
for interpreting recorded human history, National Bureau of Economic
Research. 12795.
Peter B. Henry and Conrad Miller. 2009. Institutions versus Policies: A Tale of
Two Islands. American Economic Review 99(2): 261-267.
Przeworski, Adam. "The Last Instance: Are Institutions the Primary Cause of
Economic Development?". European Journal of Sociology 45, no. 2
(2004): 165-88.

Podcast:
Interview to James Robinson in Hardtalk https://player.fm/series/hardtalk/ht-
james-robinson-18-jul-2012 or available here too:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vdd6d
Readings:
John Gerring et al. “Democracy and Economic Growth: A Historical
Perspective” World Politics 57 April 2005, 323-65.
The politics
of
Abramson, Scott F., and Sergio Montero. "Learning About Growth and
development: Democracy." American Political Science Review (2020): 1-18.
Does growth https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000325.
6 Sep 17
lead to https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/learning-about-growth-
democracy or and-democracy/006F430EACE6EBBB0A247921B3AC4573.
the other way Przeworski, Adam, and Fernando Limongi. "Modernization: Theories and
around? Facts." World 0 Politics 1997, 155 - 83.
Steven Radelet. 2015. The Great Surge: the ascent of the developing world
Chapter 5
Readings:
Geddes, Barbara. 1999. “What Do We Know About Democratization After
Autocracy or
Twenty Years?” Annual Review of Political Science 2: 115-44.
democracy?
Haggard, Stephan 2016. Dictators and Democrats: Masses, Elites, and
What are the
Regime Change. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (introduction
7 political Sep 24
and chapter 1)
regimes more
William Easterly (2011). “Benevolent Autocrats.” unpublished working paper.
favorable for
José Antonio Cheibub, Ji Yeon Jean Hong and Adam Przeworski “Rights and
development?
deaths: government reactions to the pandemic” July 2020 available at:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3645410

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 Readings:
Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce and Alastair Smith. The Dictators' Handbook.
2012. (Introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; buy the book).
Harris, J. A., & Posner, D. N. 2017. “(Under what conditions) Do politicians
reward their supporters? Evidence from Kenya’s Constituency
Democracy,
Development Fund.”
Development
Ross, Michael. "Is Democracy Good for the Poor?". American Journal of
8 and the Oct 1 Political Science 50, no. 4 (2006): 860-74.
Provision of Truex, Rory. 2017. "The Myth of the Democratic Advantage." Studies in
Public Goods Comparative International Development 52: 261-77.

Podcast:
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/02/bruce_bueno_de.html
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on Democracies and Dictatorships
Readings:
Anthony B. Atkinson. 2015. Inequality: What Can Be Done? Harvard
University Press (Part one and three)
Haggard, Stephan. 2016. Dictators and Democrats : Masses, Elites, and
Inequality, Regime Change. Princeton: Princeton University Press (chapter 6 and
social conclusion)
Krishna, Anirudh. 2011. One Illness Away : Why People Become Poor and
9 mobility, Oct 8
How They Escape Poverty. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapters 1
growth and and 2
development Roberto Velez et al. 2019. Inequality of Opportunity in Mexico CEEY.

Video:
Watch this Branko Milanovic’s conference: Globalization, inequality and the
powerlessness of policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e0E6eJUx4k
Readings:
Boix, Carles. 2019. Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological
Change and the Future of Politics: Princeton University Press (chapter
1, buy the book).
Globalization TBD (We will have a guest speaker from NYU. We will adjust some of the
10 and Oct 15 following readings according to relevant issues that are taking place
Development given the current situation around the world):

François Bourguignon and Thomas Scott-Railton The Globalization of

Inequality Princeton University Press (introduction and chapters 1, 3, 4
and conclusion, buy the book)

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 Rodrik, Dani. 2018. Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy.
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. (chapters 1, 10 and
12)
Rudra, Nita, and Jennifer Tobin. "When Does Globalization Help the Poor?"
Annual Review of Political Science 20, no. 1 (2017): 287-307.

Podcast:
Worlds Apart in The Documentary BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct0x1c
Readings:
Indermit Gill The end of aid available at:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/01/19/the-
end-of-aid/
Morrison, Kevin M. "What Can We Learn About the “Resource Curse” from
Foreign Aid?". World Bank Research Observer 27, no. 1 (2012): 52-73.
Sarah Bermeo Development, self-interest, and the countries left behind
available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-
development/2018/02/07/development-self-interest-and-the-
countries-left-behind/
Wright, Joseph, and Matthew Winters. "The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid."
Annual Review of Political Science 13, no. 1 (2010): 61-80.

Read the debate on Foreign Aid:

Political What can foreign aid do for the world’s poor? Cato Unbound. These are
small articles but really necessary to understand the different positions
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around the role of foreign aid. All four articles are available at
Foreign Aid http://www.cato-unbound.org/issues/april-2006/what-can-foreign-aid-do-
worlds-poor
• Why Doesn’t Aid Work? by William Easterly
• Thought-Provoking and Misleading by Branko Milanovic
• There is No Fix for Aid by Deepak Lal
• Evidence Beats Rhetoric, Every Time by Steve Radelet

Video:
The Munk Debates: Foreign Aid Does More Harm Than Good available here:
https://www.munkdebates.com/debates/foreign-aid

Foreign Aid Does More Harm Than Good...

JUNE 1, 2009
In a world where over 3 billion people live on under $2 a day, where
economies and threats are globally interconnected, and where only small

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 amounts of aid are given, should wealthy nations do more? Or, given the
poor track record of aid, the support it provides to dictators and tyrants, and
the actual need for individual entrepreneurialism and free markets, should
we focus our limited resources elsewhere? The third Munk Debate explored
the opportunities and hazards of foreign aid, by debating the question: Is
foreign aid doing more harm than good?

Readings:
Cruz, Cesi. "Social Networks and the Targeting of Vote Buying", Comparative
Political Studies, s/n (2018): online first.
Federico Estévez, Beatriz Magolini y Alberto Díaz Cayeros. The Political Logic
of Poverty Relief: Electoral Strategies and Social Policy in Mexico, New
York, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2016 (chapters 3 and 4).
12 Clientelism Oct 29 Kitschelt, H. and S. I. Wilkinson. "Citizen- politician linkages: an
introduction". Patrons, Clients, and Policies: Patterns of Democratic
Accountability and Political Competition. Cambridge University
Press, 2007. Pages 1-49
Stokes, Susan. "Political Clientelism." In Oxford Handbooks of Political
Science., edited by Carles Boix and Susan Stokes. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2007.
Readings:
Fisman, Raymond 2017. Corruption : What Everyone Needs to Know. Edited
by Miriam A. Golden and author, What Everyone Needs to Know. New
York, NY: Oxford University Press. (chapters 4 and 8)
Lindstedt, Catharina, and Daniel Naurin. "Transparency Is Not Enough:
Making Transparency Effective in Reducing Corruption." International
Political Science Review 31, no. 3 (June 1, 2010): 301-22.
Corruption Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina “Learning from virtuous circles” Journal of Democracy
and 27, no. 1 (January 2016):95-109
transparency: “World Bank Group. 2017. World Development Report 2017 : Governance
13 Nov 5
their impact and the Law. Washington, DC: World Bank. © World Bank.
on https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/25880 License:
CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
development
(Read the overview chapter)
Ang, Yuen Yuen. China's Gilded Age. The Paradox of Economic Boom and
Vast Corruption. Cambridge University Press, 2020 (chapter 1 and 7).

Podcast:
Deltan Dallagnol on leading the prosecution of the Lava Jato investigation in
Brazil

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 https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2019/04/02/new-podcast-
episode-featuring-deltan-dallagnol/
Readings:
Ang, Yuen Yuen. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap. Cornell Studies in
Political Economy. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press, 2016
(Introduction, chapters 1, 2, 6 and conclusion).
Banerjee, Abhijit V., and Esther Duflo. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking
of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. New York: PublicAffairs, 2011.
The State as (chapter 10 and conclusion)
14 Problem and Nov 12 Banerjee and Duflo “How poverty ends?” Foreign Affairs Jan-Feb 2020
Solution Milanovic, Branko “The clash of capitalisms” Foreign Affairs Jan-Feb 2020
Adam Przeworski “Government responses to Covid-19: manipulation or
illusion?” available at: https://theglobal.blog/2020/06/02/government-
responses-to-covid-19-manipulation-or-illusion/
Video:
Esther Duflo on BBC Hardtalk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3ksTQjhzb4
Readings:
Boix, Carles. 2019. Democratic Capitalism at the Crossroads: Technological
Change and the Future of Politics: Princeton University Press (chapters
4, 5 and 6)
TBD Guest lecturer.
Levitsky, Steven y Daniel Ziblatt. December 2017. “How a Democracy Dies”,
The crisis of The New Republic,
the liberal https://newrepublic.com/article/145916/democracy-dies-donald-
trump-contempt-for-american-political-institutions
15 order and Nov 19
Mounk, Yascha The People Vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger
democratic and How to Save It. People Versus Democracy. Cambridge,
consensus Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2018. (Intro, cap 1 y 2)
Urbinati, Nadia 2019. Me The People: How Populism Transforms Democracy.
Harvard University Press (Chapter 1).

Video:
How bad is the crisis in democracy? – The Economist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWt7naYTiik
In case we have Readings:
an additional Besley, Timothy and Torsten Persson. 2014. "The Causes and Consequences
class: Nov 26 of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income", Annual
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(Cannot be (Tentative) Review of Economics, 6: 927-949.
selected for a

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 team Franko, Patrice M. 2018. The Puzzle of Latin American Economic
presentation) Development. Fourth ed: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Chapter 12
Education.
Education,
Ida Bastiaens and Nita Rudra 2018. Democracies in Peril: Taxation and
state capacity Redistribution in Globalizing Economies. New York: Cambridge
and the University Press Chapters 1,2, 6 and conclusion).
challenges for World Bank “Learning to realize education’s promise” World Development
development Report 2018 Washington D.C. The World Bank
(an overview) https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle
/10986/28340/211096ov.pdf

Podcast:
Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty (TED talk).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvrGiPkVcs

Video:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2017/09/26/world-development-
report-2018-learning-to-realize-educations-promise

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