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Main Text:
Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith, Economic Development, Ninth Edition 2006,
Addison and Wesley
A web site is available to accompany this text that has helpful student resources, such as
links to resources, quizzes for each chapter, recommended readings, and internet
exercises. The URL is http://www.aw-bc.com/todaro_smith. Also, the site has a
message board which will enable you to discuss development issues with students from
all over the world. I strongly encourage you to establish dialogue on economic
development issues with a person in the country that you are studying.
Supplementary Text
World Bank, World Development Report 2005: A Better Investment Climate for Everyone.
Oxford University Press
While the focus of the most recent World Development Report is on establishing a
favorable investment climate, and its importance for economic progress, this publication
makes clear that several different aspects of economic development are involved in the
process. Study of this text will expose you to cutting-edge thinking on these issues by the
World Bank staff.
Graduate students will be held to a higher standard than the undergraduates with regard
to sources used and level of analysis in carrying out the in-class reports and the term
project. Graduate student individual reports must summarize scholarly articles available
from www.SSRN.com.
Powerpoint slides of the lectures for this course are available to you in my folder in the J-
drive of the Business School, and should soon be on Blackboard as well.
TOPICS:
XI. Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State and Civil Society
Grading:
Exam I 20%
Exam II 25%
Final Exam 30%
Research Project 10%
Group Reports 8%
Individual Reports 7%
The class will be divided into teams of 5 or 6 students who will work together to analyze
the economic development of a given country (or group of countries). Each class period
will begin with lecture, which will be followed by a group report on how the subject matter
under discussion relates to the country that they are studying. Peer evaluation will to a
large extent determine the grade received on the team reports. Students are encouraged
to be creative in the use of Internet resources, and to strive to make their reports as
interesting and informative as possible. In addition to the oral report, a one-page written
summary should be turned in after each presentation.
Each student will also be required to make three individual oral reports on articles
concerning some aspect of economic development. Many such articles are available
online through Baylor's subscription to the Social Sciences Research Network
(www.SSRN.com), through other electronic resources accessible through the Moody
Library web page, and in such print publications as World Development. In addition to
the oral presentation, a one-page written summary should also be submitted.
The research project involves in-depth study of some aspect of economic development of
the chosen country. In a 2-3 page Executive Summary, a concise statement should set
forth the nature of the problem or issue being studied, and then should present policy
recommendations for addressing it. Charts, graphs or tables may be submitted as
supporting documentation. A complete list of references to sources consulted should be
attached. The deadline for submitting the results of the research project is Friday,
December 2.
The date for Exam I is Wednesday, September 28, and for Exam II is Monday, November
14. The Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, December 12 at 4:30 PM. No make-up
exams will be given. If an exam must be missed and is excused according to university
policy, the grade for that exam will be based upon the average of the other exams taken,
including the final exam.