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1 UC Davis Summer Abroad SWITZERLAND SYLLABUS The Politics of Global Inequality POL 124 & 198 July 1-31, 2015 DRAFT Instructor: Jeannette Money 1

2 POLITICAL SCIENCE 124 The Politics of Global Inequality SUMMER ABROAD 2015 Instructor: Class Schedule: Class Location: Office Hours: Jeannette Money M/T/W/Th 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Uni Mail, University of Geneva room to be assigned Consultation directly after class A. SCOPE AND PURPOSE This course examines what many believe is the most significant issue of the 21st century, inequality in the global political economy, an inequality that divides the world into two groups, the wealthy states of the North and the poorer states of the South. The goal of the course is to explain the sources of inequality originating in the global political economy as well as in factors internal to nation-states. A clear understanding of why these inequalities persist will help in formulating policies to reduce global inequality. The course is divided into two parts. We begin with various definitions of inequality and examine the evolution of inequality within the international capitalist system historically and the position of the South within that evolution. Then several alternative explanations for these patterns of inequality are examined. The second part explores several contemporary development issues. Because of the concentrated structure of the course, we will focus primarily on insertion in the global economy through trade and foreign direct investment, human capital, the environment and international aid as mechanisms for development. The course ends with a brief overview of prescriptions for future North/South relations. Geneva, Switzerland, represents a perfect place to study global inequality, given the prevalence of intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations that seek to address these issues. We will visit several of these international organizations, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). These organizations will provide different perspectives on the problems that developing countries face as well as propose practical solutions. Students will need to purchase their texts prior to departure and bring laptop computers (or tablets) to ensure that country and policy specific research can be conducted online as well as in the university library and international organization libraries. The class reader was distributed at the pre-departure orientation. 2

3 B. READINGS United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2014 (New York: Oxford University Press 2013). Available online. Can be downloaded. Haslam, Paul A., Jessica Schafer and Pierre Beaudet, eds., Introduction to International Development. Approaches, Actors, and Issues. Ontario, CA: Oxford University Press, Hereafter referred to as HSB. Reader and articles on the class smartsite. C. GRADING Oral Presentation Measurements of inequality due July 9 25% Policy paper 5 pages due July 27 50% Oral Presentation (team) due July 30 25% The first oral presentation earns a common grade for each participant. The second oral presentation is graded individually and evaluates how well the specific contribution supports the presentation of the team as a whole. The second oral presentation will focus on general policy issues while the paper will focus on that policy in your specific country. The paper is due at the BEGINNING of class on the due date. Papers will be graded down 3 points for each calendar day late (the equivalent of reducing an A paper to an A- paper). See assignment section of class smartsite for details on each assignment. 3

4 D. CLASS SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS WELCOME/CITY ORIENTATION July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 Check in to Cité Universitaire 2:00 pm On-site orientation; bus tour of Geneva; welcome dinner Tour of the Cathedrale de St.-Pierre Tour of the League of Nations (Palais des Nations) PART I: THE STRUCTURE OF NORTH-SOUTH ECONOMIC RELATIONS May 29 June 1 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 13 Country and development policy preferences submitted Country and development policy assignments made Introduction; definition of the research question; definition of development. Overview of global inequality between and within nations. Readings: HSB Chapters 1, 7-10 and 12; United Nations, Chapters 1-2 Briefing by UNDP and UNEP teams Historical approaches to inequality. Explanations of inequality: modernization. Readings: HSB Chapters 2 and 13. Reserve readings #0 International Organization visit: United Nations Development Program; United Nations Environmental Program Oral presentations on development in assigned country Small group assignment and class discussion: What is development? Is inequality increasing? Readings: Reserve readings #1, #2, and #3 Explanations of inequality: culture. Small group assignment and class discussion: What is culture? Does culture constrain development? Readings: HSB Chapter 26; Reserve Reading #4 4

5 July 14 July 15 July 16 Briefing by WTO team Explanations of inequality: dependency; structure of the international system Guest lecturer Andreas Zumach, journalist Readings: HSB Chapters 6 and 15; Reserve reading #X, #5; United Nations 2005, Chapter 4 International Organization visit: World Trade Organization Explanations of inequality: domestic politics/institutions; eclectic Approaches Guest lecturer Marco Chirullo, EU negotiator at the WTO Small group assignment and class discussion: Are synthetic approaches to development necessary? Readings: HSB Chapters 7; Reserve reading #5, #6 PART II: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 27 July 28 July 29 Insertion into the global economy: trade Reserve Reading #7, #10 Insertion in the global economy: Globalization/foreign direct investment Briefing by UNCTAD team Readings: HSB Chapters 11 and 25; Reserve reading #11 International Organizations: UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) Sustainable development: trade and environmental degradation Readings: HSB Chapter 17; Reserve readings #8 Accumulation of human capital: health Readings: HSB Chapter 20; Reserve Reading #9 Guest lecturer Careers in International Organizations Prescriptions for development: The role of foreign aid Briefing by WHO team Readings: HSB Chapter 8; Reserve readings #12 International Organizations: World Health Organization 5

6 July 30 Debating Development Debate 1 Environmentally sustainable development Debate 2 Health and development Debate 3 International trade and development Debate 4 Globalization, foreign direct investment, and development Conclusions: What is to be done? 6

7 RESERVE READINGS #1. United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1990 (New York: Oxford University Press 1990), Chapter 1: Defining and Measuring Human Development. CLASS WEBSITE #2. United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 1997 (New York: Oxford University Press 1990), Chapter 1: Poverty in the human development perspective: concept and measurement. CLASS WEBSITE #3. David Dollar and Aart Kraay, Spreading the Wealth, Foreign Affairs 81:1 (January 2002), pp. 120+; Is Inequality Decreasing? Debating the Wealth and Poverty of Nations, Foreign Affairs 81:4 (July/August 2002), pp CLASS WEBSITE #4. Daniel Etounga Manguelle, Does Africa Need A Cultural Adjustment Program? in Lawrence E. Harrison and Samuel P. Huntington, eds., Culture Matters. How Values Shape Human Progress (New York: Basic Books, 2000). IN READER #5. Edward L. Glaeser, et al., Do Institutions Cause Growth? Journal of Economic Growth 9 (2004): CLASS WEBSITE #6. Stephan Haggard, Pathways from the Periphery, Chapters 1 and 2. IN READER #7 Agriculture Michael Hubbard, Developing Agricultural Trade. New roles for government in poor countries (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003). Chapter 2: Reforming the Role of Government in Agricultural Markets. IN READER Howard Handleman, The Challenge of Third World Development 2 nd Edition (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000). Chapter 5: Agrarian Reform and the Politics of Rural Change. IN READER #8 Environment United Nations Human Development Report 2007/2008, Chapters 1, 2, and 3. REQUIRED CLASS TEXT Jennifer Clapp and Peter Dauvergne, Paths to a Green World. The Political Economy of the Global Environment (Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2005). Chapters 1 and 8. CLASS WEBSITE 7

8 #9 Health Michael Kremer and Rachel Glennerster, Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004, Chapters 1-4 (pp. 1-44). IN READER Saving One Life at a Time. Time, November 7, CLASS WEBSITE Eighteen Heros. Time, November 7, 2005, pp This Generation s Moon Shot. Time, November 7, 2005, p CLASS WEBSITE 43 ways to save the world. The Economist, July 2, 2005, pp CLASS WEBSITE Tina Rosenberg, Necessary Angels, National Geographic, December #10 International Trade United Nations. Human Development Report Chapter 4. John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge The Globalization Backlash. Foreign Policy 126 (Sep. Oct. 2001) pp CLASS WEBSITE Anderson, Kym Trade Liberalization, Agriculture and Poverty in Low-Income Countries. In The WTO, Developing Countries and the Doha Development Agenda. Palgrave Macmillan pp IN READER #11 Foreign Direct Investment Jensen, Nathan M Democratic Governance and Multinational Corporations. International Organization 57:3, pp CLASS WEBSITE De Soysa, Indra Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy and Development. London: Routledge. Chapter 2. CLASS WEBSITE Li, Quan and Adam Resnick Reversal of Fortunes: Democratic Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Developing Countries. International Organization 57: CLASS WEBSITE 8

9 #12 Aid United Nations. Human Development Report Chapter 3. The Good Samaritans. Time December 26, 2005, pp CLASS WEBSITE Helping Africa help itself. The Economist, July 2, 2005, p. 11. CLASS WEBSITE Aid to Africa. The Economist, July 2, 2005, pp CLASS WEBSITE William Easterly Can Foreign Aid Buy Growth? Journal of Economic Perspectives 27(3): CLASS WEBSITE Sachs, Jeffrey D The End of Poverty. New York: Penguin Books. Chapter 13. IN READER. Bhagwati, Jagdish Banned Aid. Why International Assistance Does Not Alleviate Poverty. Foreign Affairs 89(1): CLASS WEBSITE Gettleman, Jeffrey Shower of Aid Brings Flood of Progress. New York Times, March 9. Joseph Wright and Matthew Winters The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid. Annual Review of Political Science 13, pp

10 COUNTRIES Central America and the Caribbean Costa Rica Cuba Haiti Honduras Jamaica South America Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay Middle East and North Africa Algeria Egypt Iran Jordan Sub-Saharan Africa Angola Kenya South Africa Uganda Zimbabwe Asia Cambodia China Indonesia Philippines So. Korea Vietnam CONTEMPORARY ISSUES/DEVELOPMENT POLICIES Environmental Sustainability Health International Trade Globalization Foreign Direct Investment 10

11 POLITICAL SCIENCE 198 Directed Group Study The Politics of Global Inequality SUMMER ABROAD 2015 Instructor: Class Schedule: Class Location: Office Hours: Jeannette Money M/T/W/Th 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Uni Mail, University of Geneva (classroom to be assigned) Consultation directly after class A. SCOPE AND PURPOSE The directed group study provides a mechanism for students to think about the role that international organizations play in development. Various international organizations, both governmental (IGOs) and non-governmental (NGOs), analyze problems, develop prescriptions and provide funding as well as organizational and policy expertise. Given the centrality of these organizations in the development process, how do they measure up in helping developing nations resolve their specific development problems? Students will brief fellow students on the goals, the history, and the organizational structure of the international organizations chosen for visit. Students will also keep a diary relating to the visits, summarizing the content of the presentations and evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of each organization. Finally, students will write a 5 page paper evaluating one international organization s ability to meet their organizational goals and the relation of this organization to the resolution of inequality and poverty in developing nations. B. READINGS Haslam, Paul A., Jessica Schafer and Pierre Beaudet, eds., Introduction to International Development. Approaches, Actors, and Issues. Ontario, CA: Oxford University Press, Hereafter referred to as HSB. International organization websites and other internet material. C. GRADING Students received either a pass or a no pass grade for the directed group study. Readings: HSB Chapters 9, 10 and 12 Oral briefing on international organization 40% (due July 7 UNDP; UNEP; July 14 WTO; July 21 UNCTAD; July WHO) Evaluation of international organization 5 page paper 60% (due July 15 UNDP; UNEP; July 22 WTO; July 29 UNCTAD; July 31 WHO) 11