Module Identifier |
IP34120 |
Module Title |
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF S. AMERICA |
Academic Year |
2004/2005 |
Co-ordinator |
Dr Sean Burges |
Semester |
Semester 1 |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Assessment | An assessed essay of 4000 words | 70% |
Semester Assessment | 1000 word book review | 30% |
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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
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The legacy of colonialism and early independence
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Stucturalism and Dependency Theory
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Neoliberalism and Neostructuralism
Part II Country Cases
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Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Paraguay and Venezuela.
Part III Regional Aspects and Regional Integration
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Early integration efforts
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The intervening role of the US
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Contemporary integration processes ? i.e. Mercosul, Andean Community, FTAA
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