Course Contents
Introduction
• Meaning & definition of political economy
• Economics & Political interlink
• Importance of political economy in contemporary world.
Regionalism & Globalization
• What is regionalism
• European union
• History of European union
• Best examples of regionalism
• Different regional organizations
• Globalization
Economic Development and WTO
• Political Economy of Economic development
• Transfer of technology and dependency of third world on the 1st world
• Incidence of poverty
• Phenomenon of inequality
• Intellectual property rights
• Political slogans
Political economy of Pakistan
• Economic History of Pakistan
• Different Regimes
• Seven Pillars of Good Governance
• Effective Management
SAARC
• Political and Economic Aspects
• Objectives
• Phenomenon of regionalism in context of SAARC
• Factors that involved in the failure of SAARC to be a successful organization
• How does SAARC achieve its objectives
Economic Development and Crimes
• Socio economic problems of Pakistan, crime theories and economic development
• Social structure and juvenile delinquency
Political Economy & Global order
• The changing world order
• Political voices
• The group of G8
• Hot issues in the world economy & politics behind these issues.
Course Synopsis
This course introduces students to the study of Political Economy as well as International Political Economy (IPE). The course focuses on
the political foundations and consequences of the contemporary world economy. This course will employ some basic economic concepts that will be explained in the lectures and readings. Backgrounds in political science, international relations and economics would be very useful but not necessary to take the course as most of the concepts are from Economics.
The course will survey the evolution of the international economic system since the Second World War, with particular reference to contemporary concerns, debates and issues. The course will analyze international and domestic explanations for these developments and also study some concepts from the Economy of Pakistan.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Understand how economic and political factors interact to create and determine the effect of policy
• Think critically and analytically about policy problems and issues from a political economy perspective
• Analyze policy problems using theories of political economy
• Communicate information and analyses critically and effectively
Lecture 4F: Socio Economic Development and Crime (for Reference)
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What is Political Economy?
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Lecture 4F - Socio Economic Development in Pakistan (for Reference)
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Lecture 5F - SAARC (Reference Article 2)
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Lecture 5F - SAARC (Reference Article 1)
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Lecture 4F - Socio Economic Development and Crime
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Lecture 5F - SAARC
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Lecture 6F - G8
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Lecture 18 - G8 (Reference Article)
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Lecture 7F - New World Order
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Lecture 8F - CPEC
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Lecture 20 - CPEC (Reference Article 1)
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Lecture 20 - CPEC (Reference Article 2)
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Lecture 9F - Top Global Economic Challenges
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Lecture 19 - Reference Article
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Political Economy - Reference Book
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Book Title : Globalization and Economic Growth in the World Economy
Author : Dominick SALVATORE
Edition : Vol 3
Publisher : New Meditt N
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Title : Lecture 9 - Political Economy and Economic Development (Multinational Corporations)
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Title : Lecture 1 - Meaning and Definition of Political Economy
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Title : Lecture 2 - Definitions and Economic and Political Link
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Title : Lecture 3 - Importance of Political Economy in Contemporary World
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Title : Lecture 4 - What is Regionalism
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Title : Lecture 5 - European Union
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Title : Lecture 6 - Regional Organizations
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Title : Lectue 7 - Globalization
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Title : Lecture 8 - MNCs and TNCs - Difference
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Title : Lecture 10 - International Transfer of Technology
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Title : Lecture 11 - Intellectual Property Rights and WTO
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Title : Lecture 12 - Economic History of Pakistan (Different Regimes)
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Title : Lecture 13 - Effective Management and Seven Pillars of Good Governance
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Title : Lecture 14 - SAARC
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Title : Lecture 15 – Socio-Economic Problems of Pakistan, Crime Theories and Economic Development
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Title : Lecture 16 – Social Structure and Juvenile Delinquency
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Title : Lecture 17 – The Changing World Order and Political Voices
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Title : Lecture 18 – G8
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Title : Lecture 19 – Issues in the World Economy
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Title : Lecture 20 – CPEC
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Title : Refernce Article for Lecture 11
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Title : Reference Article for Lecture 10
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