COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IKT 5007 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Economics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEHTAP TUNÇ

Offered to

Economics

Course Objective

Less developed countries constitute approximately 80% of the world s population and income inequality has been increasing at the expense of developed economies. Technological advances are rapidly continues to ensure continuity of development in the developed countries. Why low-income economies fall behind these technological advances and what strategies should be use during this process reveals the importance and topicality of the development economics discipline. Increasing poverty in the world and with the come to the forefront of the human development concept necessitates questioning of the development theories that explaining why less developed countries fall behind after the 2nd World War. Also taken into consideration that Turkey's economy is a developing country, aim of this course is to acknowledge the development economics discipline, to discuss new progresses except the theories that put forward after the 2nd World War, to study underdevelopment problem starting from the country analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze the development phenomenon
2   To be able to evaluate the status of least developed and emerging economies in terms of traditional and new approaches to development
3   To be able to analyze development strategies, depending on the changing understanding of sustainable development
4   To be able to develop a development model for Turkey as a developing country
5   To be able to make a comparative analysis in terms of least developed countries by taking into consideration the development level of the developed countries have reached

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brief history of development economics discipline, development, growth, industrialization and development concepts, economic characteristics of the development, the measurement of development, the underdevelopment phenomenon
2 Traditional economic theory and development, modernization theories concerning the explanation of underdevelopment; Vicious Cycle Theories, (R.NURKSE), Dual Structure Theory (A.LEWIS)
3 Modernization Theories of Economic Structure and Development Maddison, Lamfasussy, Clark.Kuznets Chenery, Adelman and Moris Approaches, Kaldor Hypothesis), Modern society approach, N.J.SIMELSER: Structural Differentiation, COLEMAN: Differentiation and Political Modernization, S.M.LIPSET: Economic Development and Democracy
4 Modernization Theories (continue); W.W.ROSTOW: Historical Theory of Developmental Stages, MCCELLAND, SCHUMPETER; B.F.HOSELITZ: Interference Capability and Behavioral Preferences -Based Theories, INKELES: Impact of modernization on Individuals, BELLAH ve DAVIS: Japanese Development Model
5 Demographic trap,-H.Leibenstein, Nelson, Optimum Population Approach, GIncome Distribution Approaches- Development with infinite labor supply, Kuznets, Lecaillon
6 Balanced and Unbalanced Development Theories (A.O.HIRSCHMAN), Big Push Theory (ROSENSTEIN-RODAN)
7 Classical Marxism and Development, Addiction Theories: Baran, ECLA, Frank, Dos Santos, Amin (Unequal Exchange Theory)
8 Addiction Theories (continue); Cordoso, Wallerstein, Laclau, Development Theories for Basic Needs Approach; Seers, Agarwala, Chenery, Adelman ve Morris
9 Midterm
10 Globalization, the new economy and the information society, the changing understanding of development
11 New development approaches- Basic Needs Approach, Neo-Liberal Development Theories; Bauer ve yamaey, Krueger, Balassa, Little, Bhagwati, Felstein, Buchanan, Grindle
12 Sustainable human development theories; Sen, Goulet, Edwards (Development Ethics and Liberation), United Nations Approach, Lele, Redeliff, Meadows (Environmental Development)
13 Development Theories critique, traditional and new development strategies
14 Financing for Development

Recomended or Required Reading

ADELMAN, Irma. Ekonomik Büyüme ve Kalkınma Teorisi
AMIN, Samir. Eşitsiz Gelişme
BAŞKAYA, Fikret. Azgelişmişliğin Sürekliliği
BAŞKAYA, Fikret. Kalkınma Iktisadının Yükselişi ve Düşüşü
CIRHINLIOĞLU, Zafer. Az Gelişmişliğin Toplumsal Yapısı
ÇATALOĞLU, Oğuz. Ekonomik Kalkınma ve Büyüme

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course is based on the analysis of the verbal and quantitative data.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical information in the growth literature and mathematical relations that lie behind this information are going to measure by midterm and final exams. Information related with growth sources methodology that allow us to analyze countries development experience is evaluated by homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehtap.tunc@deu.edu.tr 3010652

Office Hours

Wedensday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignment 1 25 25
Reading 1 15 15
Preparations for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Final exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.133
LO.235
LO.3
LO.4
LO.54

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