POL SCI M167C
Political Economy of Development
Description: (Same as International Development Studies M120.) Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 50. Political economy approach to puzzle of why some countries are rich and others are poor and why, among latter, some have been able to achieve rapid rates of economic growth and others have not. Explanation and review of logic behind most important arguments that have been advanced to account for differences across countries in rates and levels of economic development. May be applied toward either Field IV or V. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2025 - I enjoyed this class, mostly due to my TA Shreyes, but the Professor was really cool. You NEED to go to class because while he does upload slides, he’s not reading off them. He has a script and uses the slides as support. He does not record lectures. There is only a midterm and final, the midterm was fairly easy. It was a few IDs, if you went to lecture and did the readings I promise you’ll get a B+ minimum. I didn’t do the final due to the ICE raids in the area, the final was canceled. He did say it would be a lot like the midterm though, so I’m sure if you do well on the midterm, you’ll be fine on the final. Lectures were pretty interesting.
Spring 2025 - I enjoyed this class, mostly due to my TA Shreyes, but the Professor was really cool. You NEED to go to class because while he does upload slides, he’s not reading off them. He has a script and uses the slides as support. He does not record lectures. There is only a midterm and final, the midterm was fairly easy. It was a few IDs, if you went to lecture and did the readings I promise you’ll get a B+ minimum. I didn’t do the final due to the ICE raids in the area, the final was canceled. He did say it would be a lot like the midterm though, so I’m sure if you do well on the midterm, you’ll be fine on the final. Lectures were pretty interesting.
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Spring 2020 - Such an amazing class and professor, would highly recommend. I feel like we didn't really go deep into any of the themes or topics, but I still learned a lot. Prof Ross is really good at making the materials clear and have really structured, easy to follow lectures. He really cares about your learning and is super accommodating. I really enjoyed a lot of this class, even the readings, which were difficult at times. Overall a great time.
Spring 2020 - Such an amazing class and professor, would highly recommend. I feel like we didn't really go deep into any of the themes or topics, but I still learned a lot. Prof Ross is really good at making the materials clear and have really structured, easy to follow lectures. He really cares about your learning and is super accommodating. I really enjoyed a lot of this class, even the readings, which were difficult at times. Overall a great time.
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