PSCI 352
Comparative Political Economy
Last Offered Spring 2012
Division II
This course is not offered in the current catalog

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This tutorial provides an introduction to comparative political economy by focusing on an enduring puzzle: the spread of capitalism led to both transitions to democracy and dictatorship/authoritarianism. How is it that the expansion of markets led to the birth of democracy in some countries, but dictatorships in others? What, if any, is the relationship between economic development and the organization of power (regime type)? Does economic development lead to the spread of democracy? Or is economic crisis the key to understanding the conditions under which dictatorships fall? To answer these questions we read works by Moore, Lipset, Schumpeter, Przeworski, Rueschemeyer et al., Haggard & Kaufman, among others.
The Class: Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3575
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: five 5- to 6-page lead essays, five 1- to 2-page response papers, one 10- to 12-page revised lead essay
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: one of the following: PSCI 201, 202, 203, 204, 229, 250, 254, 256, 333 or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: Political Science and Political Economy majors
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: POEC Comparative POEC/Public Policy Courses
PSCI Comparative Politics Courses

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