Geopolitical Economy of Development
| Numbering Code |
U-ECON00 30924 LE42 U-ECON00 30924 LE43 |
Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 3rd & 4th year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | English | Day/Period | Fri.1 | |
| Instructor name | LAMBINO, John (Part-time Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
The course aims to provide a critical understanding of the spatio-temporal dynamics of capitalism. We will examine economic crises by situating these within the capitalist imperatives toward the pursuit of profit and the continuous expansion of production through recapitalization and reinvestment. We will further examine the tension between two kinds of capital: one that is fluid and another that is spatially embedded. The course is conducted mainly in seminar-type presentations in the English language. Furthermore, students are required to submit a reaction paper discussing one of the supplementary readings (to be given out in class). |
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| Course Goals | In this course, the students will learn about economic crises from the perspective of capital accumulation. Through their active participation, they will learn to formulate and express their ideas in a coherent and logical manner. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
First class: Course introduction Second class: On crisis (1) Third class: On crisis (2) Fourth class: On capital accumulation Fifth class: On capitalist production (1) Sixth class: On capitalist production (2) Seventh class: On the role of the market (1) Eight class: On the role of the market (2) Ninth class: On the evolution of capitalist development (1) Tenth class: On the evolution of capitalist development (2) Eleventh class: On geography of capital accumulation (1) Twelfth class: On geography of capital accumulation (2) Thirteenth class: On the political economy of uneven regional development Fourteenth class: On what is to be done Fifteenth class: Course recap and feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Class participation: 50% Class presentation: 25% Reaction paper: 25% |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | The students will be required to read the assigned text before each class. They will also be required to make presentation/s, and to formulate discussion points on the assigned text. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism, Harvey, D. , (Profile Books), ISBN:978-1-84668-309-1 | ||
