Lecture notes and papers on the above will be made available in Lecture Notes section of "IRAN: VIRTUAL LIBRARY": http://fnem.8m.com/.

Additional Material will be made available in RROJAS DATA BANK at http://www.rrojasdatabank.free-online.co.uk/

This unit builds upon the theoretical concepts and general notions of industrialisation introduced in year one units on the World Economy and International Business. It examines the policies, process and impact of industrialisation in developing countries. The course begins with a resume‚ of the predominant approaches to industrialisation in development studies. This is followed by a brief overview of the interrelations between Europe, the East, Africa and Latin America in the development of capitalism - the basis of industrialisation. The rest of the course is based on case studies of industrialisation in Latin America, Africa the Middle East and East Asia. These cases will be used first to illustrate the role played by the countries in question in international production, trade and finance. Second, to highlight the importance of state policy in capital accumulation in developing countries.

Third, we will examine, where data is available, the concrete processes of industrialisation from the perspectives of entrepreneurs, workers and households whose lives shape and are shaped by that process.

 

AIMS

1.- to develop interest in the analysis of international economics as a

discipline dealing with the economic interdependence between nations.

2.- to appreciate the complexities of economic interdependence between

nations being affected by, and in turn influencing, the political,

social, cultural and military relations between nations, and that

economic interdependence is affected by, and in turn influences, the

internal political, social, cultural and military structures of

nations.

3.- to provide a comparative analysis of contemporary relations between

industrialised societies and non-industrialised societies.

4.- to appreciate the different ways in which Less Developed societies have

attempted to promote economic and social development as constrained

both by the world economy and their internal social structure.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this unit the student will be able to:

1.- analyse the most fundamental political, social and economic issues

facing contemporary developing societies with specific refernece to industrialisation strategies.

2.- understand the relationships between environment and development,

international economic system and development;

 

3.- criticise the role played by the World Bank, International Monetary

Fund and the governments of the industrialised countries in maintaining

a globalized economy to meet the needs of transnational corporations

economy;

 

4.- analyze the role played by internal socio-economic forces and external

socio-economic forces in the fors of industrialisation in Asian,

African and Latin American societies in the 20th century.

TRANSFERIBLE SKILLS

At the end of the course the student will have acquired:

a) the ability to analyze complex socio-economic processes;

b) the ability to criticize the main tenets of development studies

as related to classical, neo-classical and post-modern approaches

to processes of change in societies;

c) the ability to use research skills with analytical purposes,

particularly through intensive use of material in academic sites

on the WWW; and...

d) familiarity with the use of information technology to advance in

the analysis of social processes.

TEACHING AND LEARNING PATTERN

FOUR themes developed in 12 weeks -one session per week, with a one-hour

lecture and a two-hour seminar per session.

 

Lectures will focus on Analysis and Interpretation rather than on the

delivery of material already digested by other scholars. Factual

information and statistical data covered in the exposition and the

lecture notes are available for the students on RROJAS DATABANK on the

internet.

 

Seminars will encourage thorough preparation by all members of the group

(RROJAS DATABANK provides first class basic and specialized literature

and data on all aspects of development) with the aim of promoting the

improvement of vebal and interpersonal skills.

Lecturers: Dr. Robinson Rojas; Mr. Jeremy Landor; Dr. Frederick Nemani.

STUDENT MANAGED LEARNING HOURS

Students are advised to organise their private study hours on a three-

thirds scheme:

1: one third spent in acquiring the necessary skills to utilise the

academic resources available on the Internet through the use of

RROJAS DATABANK (this involves surfing, selecting, evaluating,

downloading, and printing resources);

2: one third spent in reading and annotating the material to prepare

their participation in seminars and lectures;

3: one third spent in revising (reading books and journals) having in

mind their assessed five-thousand word extended essay at the end of

the course.

 

ASSESSMENT METHOD

One Five-Thousand Word Extended Essay answering one question from a list

of six.

 

MARKING CRITERIA

By and large, the student must apply concepts, skills and theoretical

perspectives to substantive issues, and apply early learning, critically

and reflexively to build a central argument answering the question. The

extended essays are expected to demonstrate a high level of understanding

of main theories and concepts, a sound appreciation of the contrasting

approaches of different theories, and a clear understanding of the

necessity to deploy empirical evidence, coherent theoretical and

conceptual argument, and adequate methodology in pursuing scientific

enquiry.

Five areas of assessment objective can be recognised:

1.-knowledge of the topic (ideas, concepts and institutions);

2.-analysis of issues and an awareness of different viewpoints;

3.-critical evaluation of competing explanations or theories

applied to a problem;

4.-ability to identify relevant sources of evidence, both empirical

and theoretical, and to use these to produce an informative

referencing system;

5.-skill in the presentation of an answer/argument with accuracy,

clarity and coherence.

Marks stretch from 0% to 100%.

The pass mark is 50%

Marks of 70% or more mean "distinction".

Plagiarism is punished with a mark of 0%.

Just with the purpose of clarification, a short definition of plagiarize

follows:"Take and use another person's thoughts, writings, inventions, etc.

as one's own". Thus, if the students indicates the author of the thoughts and/or

writings s/he is using, then there is no plagiarism.

 

 

TEACHING AND LEARNING PATTERN

12 Weeks: 1 hour lecture; 2 hours of student intervention and seminar

INDICATIVE SYLLABUS:

1. Global trends in Industrialisation

2. Industrial strategy, foreign trade and theories of

Industrialisation.

3. State intervention versus the free market in

industrialisation.

4. Dependence and interdependence in developing

countries.

5. Growth and the distribution of income in Third World

industrialisation.

6. The Newly Industrialised Countries in relation to

other Developing Countries.

7. Relations between agriculture and industry.

8. Capital, labour and households in developing countries.

All the themes above will be examined with reference to

the cases of Mexico, Egypt, Algeria, South Korea and Iran

 

LECTURES, SEMINARS AND READINGS:

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SESSION 1.-Historical overview on industrialisation; the rise of industrialisation in Advanced Industrialised Countries (AICs) some conceptual and methodological considerations.

Seminar1.- General discussion on the issues raised in the lecture.

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SESSION 2.- The rise of Industrialisation in the Less Developed Countries (LDCs); historical background, the function of/purpose to industrialisation in LDCS - as a prerequisite to economic development.

Seminar 2.-"What are the distinguishing characteristics of "industrialisation strategies" in AICs?" Student presentation of paper on previous week's lecture.

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SESSION 3.- Capitalism and the Global Division of Labour, From Sugar to High Technology

Seminar 3.-"What are the distinguishing characteristics of "industrialisation" strategies in LDCs?" Student presentation of paper on previous week's lecture.

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SESSION 4.- Industrial Development in Egypt: An overview.

Seminar 4.-"Discuss the significance of Division of Labour as a strategic instrument in the process of industrialisation?" Student presentation of paper on previous week's lecture.

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SESSION 5.- Industrial Development in Algeria: An overview.

Seminar 5.-Student presentation of paper on Industrialisation strategy in Egypt.

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SESSION 6.- Mexican Industrialisation: Part I: Historical Context.

Seminar 6.-Student presentation of paper on Industrialisation strategy in Algeria, followed by general class discussion.

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SESSION 7.- Mexican Industrialisation: Part II: 19th and 20th Century.

Seminar 7.-Student presentation of paper on Industrial development in Mexico, followed by general class discussion.

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SESSION 8.- Mexican Industrialisation: Part III: Post WW2 years.

Seminar 8.-Mexican Industrialisation in the late 19th and early 20th century......presentation of paper followed by general class discussion.

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SESSION 9.- Industrialisation in China: Critical appraisal of the Chinese experience.

Seminar 9.- presentation of paper followed by general class discussion

On the Chinese experience in the post-war years.

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SESSION 10.- Industrialisation and the Urban Informal Sector

Seminar 10.- Discussion on role of the informal sector in the process of industrial development in LDCs.

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SESSION 11.- Industrialisation strategy in South Korea: The Korean experience with export-led industrialisation.

Seminar 11.- presentation of paper on the South Korean experience followed by general class discussion.

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SESSION 12.- Industrial Development in Iran: Critical appraisal of Industrialisation strategy in Iran.

Seminar 12.- The limitations to Chinese Industrialisation in post-war years.....presentation of paper followed by general class discussion.

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READING:

SESSION 1,2 3:

Alavi, H. The Post-Colonial State, New Left Review, 74, July-august 1972.

Beaud, M. (1981), A History of Capitalism 1500-1980, MacMillan Press, London.

Foster-Carter, A., The Modes of Production Controversy, New Left Review, 107, January-February 1978.

Petras, J. (1978), Critical Perspectives on Imperialism and Social Class in the Third World, Monthly Review Press.

Rostow, W.W. (1978); The world Economy: Austin: University of Texas Press. USA.

Warren, B., Imperialism and Capitalist Industrialisation, New Left Review,

No.81, September-October 1973.

Weiss, J. (1991) Industry in Developing Countries: Theory. Policy and

Evidence London: Routledge. Chaps. 3, 4, 5 and 7.

Kay, C. (1989) Latin American Theories of Development and.

Underdevelopment. London: Routledge. Chaps. 2 and 5.

Edwards, C. (1985) The Fragmented World: Competing Perspectives on

Trade Money and Crisis. London: Methuen. Chaps. 2, 3, 5.

Jameson, K. (1986), Latin American Structuralism: A Methodological

Perspective’ World Development. 14(2).

Palma, G. (1978) ‘Dependency: a formal theory of underdevelopment or a methodology for the analysis of concrete situations of dependency?’ World Development 6 (7-8).

Brewer, A. (1980) Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.

Balassa, B. (1982) Development Strategies in Semi—Industrialised Economies. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins. Chap.3.

Little, (1982) Economic Development: Theory. Policy and International Relations, New York, Basic Books.

Mjntz, S. (1986) Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History London: Penguin. (Esp. Chaps 3 & 4).

Brenner, R. (1977) ‘The Origins of Capitalist Development: A Critique of Neo-Smithian Marxism’, New Left Review 104.

Wolf, E. (1982) Europe and the People without History, London:

University of California Press. (Chaps. 11 and 12).

Brett, E.A. (1985) The World Economy Since the War: The Politics of Uneven Development, London: Macmillan.

Scammell, W.M.(l980) The International Economy Since 1945 London:

SESSION 4, 5

Richards and Waterbury, A Political Economy of the Middle East: state, class and economic development. Westview, 1990.

Owen R., State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modem Middle East (Routledge 1992). Chapter 6, ‘The Politics of economic restructuring’.

Asad T., Owen R., (eds.) Sociology of ‘Developing Societies’: the Middle East

(Macmillan 1983)

Niblock T., Murphy (eds.), Economic and Political Liberalization in the Middle East.

Glavanis P.M., ‘Oil and the New Helots of Arabia - increased dependence and political vulnerability for the Arab World’ in Bresheeth H., N. Yuval Davis (eds,), The Gulf War and the New World Order (Zed 1991)

Keyder C.,’ The Rise and Decline of National Economies in the Periphery.’ Review of Middle East Studies, 6 (1993)

Malley R., The Call from Algeria (California 1996)

Jofl’e G., North Africa

Amin Galal A., Egypt’s Economic Predicament (E.J. Brill 1995)

Beinin J., Lockman Z., Workers on the Nile (1986)

Pripstein Posusney, Marsha, Labor and the State in Egypt: workers, unions, and economic restructuring (Columbia 1997)

Zaalouk, Malak, Power, Power, Class and Foreign Capital in Egypt: the rise of the new bourgeoisie (Zed 1989)

Meagher, K., Crisis, Informalization and the Urban Informal Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Development and Change Vol.26 (1995)

 

 

 

SESSION 6,7,8

 

Williamson, E. (1992) The Penguin History of Latin America, London Penguin (Chap. 10).

dine, H. (1962) Mexico: Revolution to Evolution 1940-1960, CUP. See esp. Chaps 3, 15, 24-30.

Hansen, R. (1971) The Politics of Mexican Development Baltimore: Johns Hopkins. See esp. Chaps 2, 3, 4, 5.

Brandenburg, F.R. (1966) The Making of Modern Mexico, New Jersey:

Prentice Hall. See especially Chaps 10-12.

King, T. (1970) Mexico: Industrialisation and Trade Policies since 1940. OUP. See esp. Chaps 2-5.

Gonzalez Casanova, P. (1970) Democracy in Mexico New York: CUP (Esp. Chap. 8).

Riding, A. (1986) Distant Neighbours: A Portrait of the Mexicans, New York: Vintage (Esp. Chaps. 3, 6 & 7).

Hellman, J.A. Mexico in Crisis. London: Holmes and Meier. See esp. Chaps 6, 7, 8.

Bailey, J.J. (1988) Governing Mexico: Statecraft of Crisis Management. London; Macmillan. Chap 6.

Purcell, J.F.H. and Kaufman Purcell, S. (1977) ‘Mexican Business and

Public Policy’ in Malloy, J (ed.) Authoritarianism and Corporatism in

Latin America University of Pittsburg Press.

Needler, M.C. (1982) Mexican Politics: The Containment of Conflict, New

York: Praeger. Chap. 8.

Teichman, J.A. (1988), Policymaking in Mexico: From Boom to Crisis

Boston: Allen & Unwin.

Laurel), A.C. (1992), ‘Democracy in Mexico: Will the First be the Last’ New Left Review 194.

Weiss, J. (1992) ‘Mexican Industrialisation in the 1980s: The outcome of Neo-Liberal Policy’. Paper presented to ILAS Mexican Seminar.

FitzGerald, E.V.K. (1993), ‘The Impact of the NAFTA on Latin-American Trade and Investment Flows’ Paper Prepared for the Conference Mexico and the NAFTA: Who will Benefit, ILAS-London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Szekely, G. (1993), ‘The Impact of the NAFTA for Japanese and European

Trade and Investment. Paper Prepared for the Conference Mexico and the

NAFTA:Who will Benefit ILAS-London Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Special Number (1993) On Mexico and NAFTA Review of Radical Political Economics. (Esp. article by Daniel Drache).

The Economist Intelligence Unit: (1992) Mexico: Country Profile 1992-

The Economist (1993) Special Supplement on Mexico (Feb. l3th-l9th).

 

 

SESSION 9:

Feuchtwang, S., et. al. (Eds.) (1988), The Chinese Economy (Vols. 1 &

London: Zed.

The Economist (1992), Special Supplement on China, 28th November-4t December.

Buchanan, K., (1970), The Transformation of the Chinese Earth, Bell, London.

Eckstein, A., 1977, China’s economic revolution, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Gray, J. & White G. ed. 1982, China’s New Development Strategy, Academic Press, London.

Leeming, F. A. (1985), Rural China Today, Longmans, London.

Howe, (1978), China’s economy: a basic guide, Paul Elek, London.

Mackerras, C., et. al., (1994), China Since 1978, Longman, London.

Rishin C., (1978), China’s Political Economy: the Quest for Development

Since 1949, Oxford University Press.

Brugger B. (1981), China: Radicalism to Revolution, 1962-1979,

Croom Helm.

Howell U. (1993), China Opens its Doors: The Politics Of Economic Transition Harvester, Wheatsheaf.

Veung, V M & Hu X W (1992), China’s coastal cities: catallysts fo:

Modernisation, University of Hawaii Press.

Dutta, M et. al. (eds.) (1990), China’s Modernisation and Open Economic Policy, Greenwich, Conn. JAI Press. USA.

Cheri E K Y & Maruya T eds. (1992), A Decade Of ‘Open Door’ Economic Development In China, 1979 — 1989, Center of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.

 

Nolan P & Fureng D ed. (1990), The Chinese Economy And Its Future Achievements And Problems Of Post—Mao Reform, Publishing House Polity Press.

Solinqer D J 1993, China’s Transition from Socialism: Stalin’:

legacies and Market Reforms 1980 — 1990, M.E Sharpe. London.

Oborne M. & OECD (1986), China’s Special Economic Zones, Publisher OECD, Paris.

 

 

SESSION 10:

 

Allen, T., From ‘informal sectors’ to real economies: changing conceptions of Africa’s hidden livelihoods. Contemporary Politics vol.4 ,no.4, December 1998

Meagher, K., Crisis, Informalization and the Urban Informal Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, Development and Change vol. .26, 1995

Portes, A., Castells M,., Benton L.A., The Informal Economy, 1989. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press

Moser, COlT, Household responses to poverty and vulnerability. World Bank Urban Management Programme, 1997

Thomas J.J., Surviving in the city: the urban informal sector in Latin America (1995)

Denis, E., Urban Planning and Growth in Cairo. Middle East Report, Winter 1997

 

 

SESSION 11:

Amsden, A.H.(1989), Asia’s Next Giant:South Korea and Industrialisatjon OUP. Esp. Chaps 1 and 13.

Amsden A.H. (1990), Third World Industrialisation: Global Fordism or a New Model, New Left Review 182.

Ka, Ching-Ming and Seldon, M. (1986) Original Accumulation, Equity and Late Industrialisatjon: The Cases of Socialist China and Capitalist Taiwan, World Develonment 14(10/11).

Cumings, B. (1989), The Abortive Abertura: South Korea in the Light of Latin American Experience, New Left Review 173.

Hamilton, C. (1987),Can the Rest of Asia Emulate the NICs?’, Third World Quarterly 9(4).

White, G.(Ed.) (1988) Developmental States in East Asia London:

Macmillan. Chaps 1, 3, 4.

Janelli, Roger L., (1993) Making Capitalism: The Social and Cultural

Construction of a South Korean Conglomerate, Stanford, University

Press.

Tan G. 1993, The next NICs of Asia, in Third World Quarterly vol.14, No.1.

Brett. E.A 1985, The world economy since the War, Macmillan, London.

Sunoo H. H. 1978, Economic development and Foreign Control in South Korea, in Journal of Contemporary Asia, 8(3), p.p. 322—339.

Amsden Alice H et. al. (1993), South Korea’s 1980s Financial Reforms: Good bye Financial Repression, Hello New Institutional Restraints, in World Development, Vol. 21, No. 3. pp 379—390.

 

 

SESSION 12

 

Ashraf, A. (1970), Historical Obstacles to the Development of a Bourgeoisie in Iran; in Cook M.A.(Edt.).

Studies in the Economic History of the Middle East, Oxford University Press.

Bharier J.(1971), Economic Development in Iran 1900-1970, Oxford University Press.

Grunwald & Ronall,(1960), Industrialisazion in the Middle East, Greenwood Press Publishers.

Halliday, F., Theses on the Iranian Revolution, Race and Class, Vol. XXI, No. I, Summer 1979.

Halliday, F., What is the Islamic Republic ?, New Left Review, 166, Nov-Dec. 1987.

Halliday, F. (1979), Dictatorship And Development In Iran, Penguin Books.

Katouzian, H. (1981), The Political Economy of Modern Iran, 1926-1979, MacMillan Press Ltd.

Keddie, N. R., Oil, Economic Policy and Social Conflict in Iran, Race and Class, Vol. XXI, No. I, Summer 1979.

Kermani T., Economic Development in Action, Theories, Problems and Procedures as Applied in the Middle East, World Publishing Company, New York (1967).

Khazemi F. (1980), Poverty And Revolution In Iran, The Migrant Poor, Urban Marginality And Politics, New York University Press.

Looney, R.E. (1972), Iran at the End of the Century, Lexington Books.

 

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USEFUL PUBLICATIONS FOR THE COURSE:

Journal of Development Studies World Development

Journal of Contemporary Asia IDS Bulletin

Third Word Quarterly The Economist

Far Eastern Economic Review Financial Times

New Left Review The New Internationalist

World Development Report World Economic Outlook

International Financial Statistics (IMF)

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Frederick Nemani/ October 1999.