Course Code: C116

Course Title: Economics and institutions for development

College: SOAS CEDEP

Course Director: Andrew Dorward

Course Description: This course is an introduction to the various economic and institutional frameworks that are commonly used to analyse poverty in poor rural economies. These analytical frameworks (or models) focus on the different variables that affect people's livelihoods and how these variables relate to each other. They allow development analysts to think more rigorously about the processes of development, the constraints to development and what needs to be done to overcome these constraints.

By the end of the course you should be able:

• To evaluate critically the concept of development and what it means from the perspective of both nations and individual livelihoods.

• To apply economic and institutional frameworks to the analysis of development problems.

• To explain the concept of optimal resource allocation in microeconomics and discuss associated policy implications vis-Ã -vis domestic and international trade.

• To describe the main macroeconomic variables, how they relate to each other, and what governments do to influence them.

• To explain what is meant by institutions' and how they affect transaction costs and the development of market supply chains.

• To compare the various institutional approaches to analysing environmental problems and improving natural resource management.

• To evaluate critically some of the political obstacles to development.

Assessment: Exam 100%

Course Credit: All SOAS CeDEP short course students receive a certificate of completion. Students of SOAS CeDEP Short Courses who may wish to transfer credit to Certificate, Diploma or Masters-level programmes are advised to select short courses which also act as Core Modules on CeDEP's various programmes.

Course Study Hours/Duration: 240 hrs over 35 weeks

Schedule of Availability: Feb - Oct (Enrolment deadline prior to Feb start - 30th November)

Delivery Mechanisms: Print; CD-Rom; Online Discussion

Cost: £960

How to apply: To enquire about applying for this course, or for any other information, please contact the Course Administrator using the online Enquiry Form below