Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Course Title:
Emerging countries
Course Number:
16651
Course Description:
Concept and alternative definitions and related measures. Transitions of developing country to emerging country and
on to developed countries. Emerging countries in the world economy, economic specialization, foreign investment,
economic policy, and migration. State and political institutions in emerging countries: political regimes, representative
institutions, politicization of bureaucracy and legal systems, recruitment of political elites. political (in)stability and
governability. Challenges of emerging countries: political economy and sustainable development in middle-income
countries; development, growth, increased economic inequalities at the individual, regional and rural-urban level, and
policies to manage it. The formation and consolidation of middle classes and their economic, social and political
implications. Growth and environmental challenges on a regional, national and international level. Economic
development and political systems and institutions.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398, ECON 3--
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