Advanced Political Economy
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ECON3029 | Economics | 3 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ECON3029
- School
- Economics
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
Foundations:
- The rational political individual?
- Voter participation
- Collective action and the role of the state
- The economic approach to politics
Core Political Economy:
- Political aspects of economics: Rights and the limits of the state
- Political aspects of economics: Inequality and the duties of the state
- Behavioural welfare economics
Political Economy in Action:
Political economy in action: some current issues in political economy.
- Political economy of redistribution: US and Europe
- The emergence of democracy from dictatorship
- Populism, political polarisation, and contemporary democracy.
Target Students
Available for final year Undergraduate students on Economics degree programmes (including final year students on the BA Jt Hons Politics and Economics and BSc Jt Hons Mathematics and Economics degrees). Not available for Exchange students.
Classes
This module is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials.
Assessment
- 100% Exam (2-hour): Exam
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
Specific module aims are to:Acquaint students with some literature in theoretical and applied political economy.Provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary study within the Economics degree.Promote understanding of what economic techniques have to offer political science.Enrich students' study of economics with insights from political science and political philosophy.Learning Outcomes
A. Knowledge and Understanding:
A3: Show understanding of analytical methods, both theory- and model-based.
A6: Extensive knowledge and skills in specific specialisms in economics.
B. Intellectual Skills:
B2 - Reason logically and work analytically.
C. Professional / Practical Skills:
C1 - Discuss and analyse government policy.
C3 - Be familiar with differing approaches to analysing a given economic problem and the history and development of economic ideas.
D. Transferable Skills:
D2 - communicate effectively and clearly in written and/or oral formats.