COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST FOR POLI 441: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT SINCE INDEPENDENCE, FIRST SEMESTER 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

POLI 441: The Political Economy of Africa’s Development Since

Independence

1^st Semester, 2019/2020

Lecturer: Dr. Seidu M. Alidu

Office: Room 12 Political Science Dept.

E-mail: seidualidu@gmail.com

Venue: JQB 19/NNB 2

Time: Tuesday 15:30 – 17:20/Thursday 17:30 – 19:20

Course Title	The Political Economy of Africa’s Development since Independence
Course	POLI 441
Code
Course
Overview	This course introduces students to the interaction between politics
	and economics and its implication for Africa‟s development.  It will
	examine  both  domestic  and  international  forces  that  influence
	Africa‟s development since independence, the continent‟s response
	to these developmental challenges and the contending theories that
	shaped those responses.

Outcomes

It is expected that students will be able to identify and discuss the different theories that underpin the International Political Economy and apply them to the various developmental challenges of Africa and other parts of the world in similar circumstances.

Week No.	Lecture Course	Reading List
1	The Nature of Political		Ravenhill, J. (ed.) (2005) Global Political
	Economy		Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press,

(Part One, pp. 3 – 47)

Jackson, R. and Sorensen, G. (2003)

Introduction to International Relations Theories

and Approaches, Oxford: Oxford University

Press (Chp. 8, International Political Economy:

Contemporary Debates).

Oatley, T. (2008) International Political

Economy: Interests and Institutions in the

Global Economy, Third Edition, New York:

Pearson Education, Inc. (Chp. 1: International

Political Economy, pp. 2 – 21)

O‟Brien, R. and Williams, M. (2004) Global

Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics,

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, (Chp. 1,

Understanding the Global Political Economy,

pp. 11 – 36)

2&3

Development Strategy

Chang, H.-J. (2005) Kicking Away the Ladder:

in Historical

Developing Strategy in Historical Perspective,

Perspective

London: Anthem Press (Chapter 1,

“Introduction: How did the Rich Countries

Really Rich?,” pp. 1 – 9)

Wade, R. H. (2003) Governing the Market:

Economic Theory and the role of Government

in East Asia‟s Industrialization, Princeton:

Princeton University Press (“Introduction”)

Bardhan, P. (1993) “Symposium on

Democracy and Development” Journal of

Economic Perspectives, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 45-

49

Nye, J. (1991) “The Myth of Free-Trade

Britain and Fortress France: Tariffs and Trade

in the Nineteenth Century” Journal of

Economic History, Vol. 53, No.1, pp. 23-46

Soludo, C., Obgu, O., and Chang, H-J., (eds.)

(2004) The Politics of Trade and Industrial

Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? Trenton:

Africa World Press, Inc

Altenberg, T., (2011) Industrial Policy in

Developing Countries: Overview and Lessons

from Seven country Cases, German

Development Institute Discussion Paper, No.

4/2011

Yulek, M., (2015) Economic Planning and

Industrial Policy in the Globalizing Economy:

Concepts, Experiences and Prospects. New

York: Springer

4&5

Theoretical

Approaches and

Ravenhill, J. (ed) (2005) Global Political Economy,

Contending

Oxford: Oxford University Press, (Part One, pp. 3 –

Perspectives in IPE

47)

O‟Brien, R. and Williams, M. (2004) Global Political

Economy: Evolution and Dynamics, New York:

Palgrave Macmillan, (Chp. 1, Understanding the

Global Political Economy, pp. 11 – 36)

Jackson, R. and Sorensen, G. (2003) Introduction to

International Relations Theories and Approaches,

Oxford: Oxford University Press (Chp. 6, International

Political Economy Theories (IPE): Classical Theories,

pp. 175 – 193; Chp. 8, International Political

Economy: Contemporary Debates).

Oatley, T. (2008) International Political Economy:

Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy, Third

Edition, New York: Pearson Education, Inc. (Chp. 1:

International Political Economy, pp. 2 – 21)

6&7

Political Economy of

Awortwi, N., and Remi Aiyede, E. (2017) Politics,

Social Assistance in

Public Policy and Social Protection in Africa:

Africa

Evidence from Cash Transfer Programmes, Oxon:

Routledge

Barrientos, A. (2013) Social Assistance in Developing

Countries, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Adesina, J.O. (2011) “Beyond the Social Protection

Paradigm: Social Policy in Africa‟s Development.”

Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 32(4), 454-

470

Abebrese J. (2012) Social Protection in Ghana: An

Overview of Existing Programmes and their Prospects

and Challenges Friedrich Egbert Stiftung

Devereux, S., and Sabates-Wheeler, R.

(2004). Transformative Social Protection. Vol. 232.

University of Sussex, Institute of Development

Studies, 2004. P. 1

PASGR. (2013) „Political Economy of Universal

Social Protection Policy Uptake in Africa.‟ Draft

Research Framework Paper. Nairobi: PASGR.

8&9

Globalization and

·

Wolf, M. (2004) Why Globalization Works,

Africa’s Development

New Haven: Yale University Press (Chp. 2,

What Liberal Globalization Means, pp. 13 –

22; Chp.7, Globalization in the Long Run, pp.

96 – 105)

·

Stiglitz, J. E. (2002)  Globalization and its

Discontents, New York: W.W. Norton and

Company (Chp. 9, The Way Ahead, pp. 214 –

252)

·  Wade, R. (2005) “Globalization, Poverty and

Inequality” in Ravenhill, J. (ed)  Global

Political Economy, Oxford: Oxford University

Press

·  Boafo-Arthur, K. (2003) “Tackling Africa‟s

Developmental Dilemmas: Is Globalization the

Answer?” Journal of Third World Studies, Vol.

XX, No. 1, Spring, pp. 27 – 54

10&11

Responses to Africa’s

·

Callaghy, T.M. and Ravenhill, J. (eds.) (1993)

Economic Quandary

Hemmed In: Responses to Africa‟s Economic

·  .Continental

Decline, New York: Columbia University Press

(Introduction “Vision, Politics and Structure:

Response

Afro-Optimism, Afro-Pessimism, or Reality”)

·  Chang, H. (2005) Kicking Away the Ladder:

Development Strategy in Historical

Perspective, London: Anthem Press (Chp. 3,

Institutions and Economic Development:

“Good Governance” in Historical Perspective,

pp. 69 – 110)

·  Sen, A. (1999) Development as Freedom,

Oxford: Oxford University Press, (Chp. 1, The

Perspective of Freedom, pp. 13 – 34; Chp. 2,

The Ends and Means of Development, pp. 35

– 53

·  The New Partnership for Africa‟s Development

(NEPAD) (www.nepad.org.)

12&13	Responses to Africa’s	·  The Millennium Declaration and the
	Economic Quandary	Millennium Development Goals
	·  International	(www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgove
		rview.html)
	Response	·  The Sustainable Development Goals
		(http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/su
		stainable-development-goals/)
14	REVISION

Key Readings

·        Barash, D.P. and Webel, C.P. (eds.) (2009) Peace and Conflict Studies, 2^nd edition, Thousand Oaks, California, Sage publication

·        Williams, P. W. (ed.) (2008) Security Studies: An Introduction, Oxon: Routledge

·        Avruch, K. (1999) Culture and Conflict Resolution, Washington, USIP Press

·        Woodhouse, T. and Duffey, T. (2000) Peacekeeping and International Conflict Resolution, New York: UNITAR-POCI

·        Lederach, J. P. (1997) Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in

Divided Societies, Washington DC: USIP Press

·        Lederach, J. P. (1995) Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation

across Cultures, New York: Syracuse University Press

·        Bassiouni, M.C. (2002) (ed.) Post-Conflict Justice, New York: Transnational Press Inc.

·        Miall, Ramsbotham and Woodhouse (1999) Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Cambridge : Polity Press

Grading: There will be one end of semester examination and one mid-term or interim assessment (IA) which will be 30% of your final grade, while the final exam will make up 70% of the final grade of 100%. Details will be given at lectures. As a matter of course, the exam will cover class and assigned readings and class discussions.

Note: Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. (See Student Handbook for penalties).