Development Policies
Code: 102469 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | OT | 3 |
| Economics | OT | 4 |
Contact
- Name:
- David Enrique Castells Quintana
- Email:
- david.castells.quintana@uab.cat
Teachers
- Mario Francesco Carillo
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
The knowledge resulting from having completed the courses "Introduction to Economics", "International Economics" and "Economic Policy", ie, an understanding of the basic concepts of economics and knowledge of the great features of the evolution of the world economy and international relations.
Objectives and Contextualisation
Knowing some of the policies and measures implemented to overcome underdevelopment in different fields and sectors.
This subject is a continuation of Development Economics, offered the first semester of the academic year.
Competences
- Economics
- Analyse economic facts and policies in relation to economic development.
- Capacity for independent learning in the future, gaining more profound knowledge of previous areas or learning new topics.
- Demonstrate thorough understanding of the most important theories of economic development.
- Lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, implementing new projects and coordinating, negotiating and managing conflicts.
- Organise the work in terms of good time management, organisation and planning.
- Select and generate the information necessary for each problem, analyse it and take decisions based on that information.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Take account of social, economic and environmental impacts when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Take decisions in situations of uncertainty, demonstrating an entrepreneurial and innovative attitude.
- Work well in a team, being able to argue proposals and validate or reject the arguments of others in a reasoned manner.
Learning Outcomes
- A capacity of oral and written communication in Catalan, Spanish and English, which allows them to summarise and present the work conducted both orally and in writing.
- Analyse the relationship between economic development and the environment.
- Be familiar with the most relevant theories about economic development.
- Capacity to continue future learning independently, acquiring further knowledge and exploring new areas of knowledge.
- Interpret the complexity of sustainability and interpret processes of change, from the perspective of sustainable development.
- Lead multidisciplinary and multicultural teams, implement new projects, coordinate, negotiate and manage conflicts.
- Make decisions in situations of uncertainty and show an enterprising and innovative spirit.
- Organise work, in terms of good time management and organisation and planning.
- Propose way of evaluating projects and actions to improve sustainability.
- Relate the mechanisms and institutions of cooperation for development.
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Work as part of a team and be able to argue own proposals and validate or refuse the arguments of others in a reasonable manner.
Content
Topic 1. - Development and Underdevelopment: A Global Overview
Topic 2. - Theories of Underdevelopment and Proposed Policies
Topic 3. - Industrialization Experiences and Policies
Topic 4. - Trade, Trade Policies, and Development
Topic 4. - International Cooperation for Development
Topic 5. - Direct Investment, Transnational Corporations, and Development
Topic 6. - Sectoral Policies
Topic 7. - Agricultural Policies
Topic 8. - Social Policies: Education and Health
Topic 9. - Territorial Policies (Place-Based)
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Lectures | 32.5 | 1.3 | 2, 5, 3, 10 |
| Practices | 17 | 0.68 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 8, 10, 16 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Study and reading material | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 8, 7, 10, 16 |
| Tutorials and monitoring practices and readings | 5.5 | 0.22 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 8, 7, 10, 16 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Read and study the material | 75.5 | 3.02 | 2, 5, 3, 8, 10 |
The teaching methodology planned for the subject is the face-to-face teaching
Lectures
Practical classes
Presentations
Answer questions of brief articles presented in class and content of the subject.
The proposed teaching methodology may undergo some modifications according to the restrictions imposed by the health authorities on on-campus courses
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Exam | 40 | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 5, 3, 8, 9, 15, 14, 13, 11, 12, 10 |
| Midterm | 30 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 5, 3, 15, 10 |
| Presentations and course work | 30 | 1 | 0.04 | 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 3, 8, 7, 13, 11, 12, 10, 16 |
All students are required to perform the evaluation activities
Evaluation mixed.
- Final Exam (40% of the final mark).
- Presentations and work (30% of the final mark)
- Midterm (30% of the final mark).
- *minimum of 3.5 in final exam to compute all grades.
This subject offer the option for comprehensive evaluation (Art. 265 of the UAB Academic Regulations)
By requesting the comprehensive evaluation the student waives the option of continuous evaluation.
The comprehensive evaluation must be requested at the Academic Management (Gestió acadèmica) of the Campus where the degree/master's degree is taught. The request must be filed according to the procedure and the deadline established by the administrative calendar of the Faculty of Economics and Business.
Attendance :
- Student attendance is mandatory on the day of the comprehensive assessment. The date will be the same as that of the final exam of the semester as per the evaluation calendar published by the Faculty of Economics and Business and approved by the Faculty's Teaching and Academic Affairs Committee. The duration of the comprehensive assessment must be specified in the characteristics of such activity.
- 100% of the evaluation evidences must be handed in by the student on the day of the comprhensive assessment.
- The evaluation evidences carried out in person by the student on the same day of the comprehensive assessment must have a minimum weight of 70%.
|
Evidence Type |
Weight in the final assessment (%) |
Duration of the activity |
Is the activity that corresponds to this evaluation evidence to be carried out in person on the date scheduled for the comprehensive evaluation? (YES/NO) |
|
Exam |
100% |
2 hours |
YES |
For the retake procedure, no distinction is made between students who have followed the continuous evaluation and those who have opted for the comprehensive evaluation. All will be re-assessed using the same test or evaluation evidence.
The review of the final qualification will follow the same procedure as for the continuous evaluation.
Student's grade
If the student's grade is 5 or higher, the student passes the course and it cannot be subject to further evaluation. If the student grade is less than 3.5, the student will have to repeat the course the following year. Students who have obtained a grade that is equal to or greater than 3.5 and less than 5 can take a second chance exam. The lecturers will decide the type of the second chance exam. When the second exam grade is greater than 5, the final grade will be a PASS with a maximum numerical grade of 5. When the second exam grade is less than 5, the final grade will be a FAIL with a numerical grade equal to the grade achieved in the course grade (not the second chance exam grade).
A student who does not perform any evaluative task is considered “not evaluable”, therefore, a student who performs a continuous assessment component can no longer be qualified with a "not evaluable"
Calendar of evaluation activities
The dates of the evaluation activities(midterm exams, exercises in the classroom, assignments, ...) will be announced well in advance during the semester.
The date of the final exam is scheduled in the assessment calendar of the Faculty.
"The dates of evaluation activities cannot be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation activity cannot be carried out. In this case, the degree coordinator will contact both the teaching staff and the affected student, and a new date will be scheduled within the same academic period to make up for the missed evaluation activity." Section 1 of Article 264. Calendar of evaluation activities (Academic Regulations UAB).
Students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, who in accordance with the previous paragraph need to change an evaluation activity date must process the request by filling out an Application for exams' reschedule: e-Formulari per a la reprogramació de proves.
Grade revision process
After all grading activities have ended, students will be informed of the date and way in which the course grades will be published. Students will be also be informed of the procedure, place, date and time of grade revision following University regulations.
Retake Process
"To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is required for students to have been previously been evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject." Section 2 of Article 261. The recovery (UAB Academic Regulations). Additionally, it is required that the student to have achieved an average grade of the subject greater than orequal to 3.5 and less than 5.
The date of the retake exam will be posted in the calendar of evaluation activities of the Faculty. Students who take this exam and pass, will get a grade of 5 for the subject. If the student does not pass the retake, the grade will remain unchanged, and hence, student will fail the course.
Irregularities in evaluation activities
In spite of other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, "in the case that the student makes any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation activity, it will be graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that can be instructed. In case of various irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0". Section 11 of Article 266. Results of the evaluation. (UAB Academic Regulations).
Bibliography
Text books:
Todaro, M. T. & Smith, Stephen C., Economic Development, 12th ed., Pearson Education and Addison-Wesley, 2015 (llibre en paper disponible a la Biblioteca de Ciencies Socials)
Cypher & Dietz, J. 2020. The process of Economic Development. Routledge
Janvry de A. Sadoulet, E. 2017 Development Economics, Routledge
Reading book: Castells-Quintana, D. 2021. Our Elusive Quest for Prosperity: A brief history of Economic thought. Editorial UAB.
Papers:
Rodrik, D. (2008). “Industrial Policy: Don’t Ask Why, Ask How.” Middle East Development Journal.
Matsuyama, K. (1992). Agricultural productivity, comparative advantage, and economic growth. Journal of economic theory, 58(2), 317-334.
Kline, P., & Moretti, E. (2014). “Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority.” Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Juhász, R., Lane, N., & Rodrik, D. (2023). The new economics of industrial policy. Annual Review of
Software
Word. Excel & Power Point
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PLAB) Practical laboratories | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |