Module Identifier IP34120  
Module Title POLITICAL ECONOMY OF S. AMERICA  
Academic Year 2004/2005  
Co-ordinator Dr Sean Burges  
Semester Semester 1  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment An assessed essay of 4000 words70%
Semester Assessment 1000 word book review30%

Aims

The module aims to provide students with an understanding of contemporary South American political economy, placing the current reality in a historical, regional and international context.

Content

Part I Theoretical Approaches and Historical Context

Part II Country Cases

Part III Regional Aspects and Regional Integration

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
Cardosoa, Fernando Henrique & Faletoo, Enzo Dependency and Development in Latin America
Ocampo, Jose Antonio & Martin, Juan Globalisation and Development: A Latin American and Carribean Perspective
Buxton, J & Phillips, N (eds) Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets and Actors
Phillips, N The Southern Cone Model: The Political Economy of Regional Capitalist Development in Latin America
Roett, R (ed) Mercosur

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6