Bachelor
2025/2026
The Political Economy of Development
Type:
Compulsory course (Sociology)
Delivered by:
School of Sociology
When:
2 year, 3 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
English
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Why are some nations rich, while others are poor? The course ‘Political Economy of
Development’ is dedicated to deal systematically with this oldest question of political economy.
The course aims at introducing the academic study of development for general social scientists.
The course presents major trends and changes in development theory and their bearings on
development policy and practice, critically discussing emergence and evolution of theories,
concepts, paradigms in political economy of development.