Pol Sci 4552 - Comparative Political Economy

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Washington University in St Louis

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This seminar introduces the student to aspects of social choice theory, applied to themes to do with the economic origins of democracy, democratization, and the stability of social orders. We read and discuss a number of recent books: Acemoglu and Robinson, Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy; North, Weingast, and Wallis, Violence and Social Orders; Przeworski, Democracy and Development; Ferguson, The Ascent of Money; and Collier, Wars, Guns and Votes. If time permits, we may discuss recent work by Stern, The Economics of Climate Change. Students are expected to work on two short research papers, either empirically or theoretically based, and make a presentation of their work near the end of the semester.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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