Course # 57500 This is a class about big questions and big ideas in international development. It's designed for any Master’s student in the final quarter of their degree who have concentrated on international development. The course will involve heavy amounts of reading and writing, including weekly assignments that involve critical reviews of books, papers, and ideas, including a long final assignment. There will be an opportunity for students to give input into topics, but subjects will include: (1) Deep thinkers on development — What does it mean to be developed and what’s the right approach? (2) The challenges of top-down and state-led development strategies (3) Understanding development success stories (4) How academic theory can shape real work policy (5) Applying these lessons to failed and fragile states For a final assignment, students will propose a country or regional development strategy, or choose an ambitious policy proposal, and write a paper applying the readings and ideas from the course to their strategy/policy document. Prerequisites: Students must be in their graduating quarter. They must have taken a Harris class in economic development. Students who took Order and Violence with Prof Blattman in Spring 2020 are not eligible for this class due to thematic overlap. Recent News More news Affordable Care Act Led to Parents Staying in Jobs Longer, Study Finds Tue., July 16, 2024 Harris Voices: Amilcar Guzman, CLA'24, on an Education Inside and Outside the Classroom Mon., July 15, 2024 What's the Right Amount of Repression? UChicago Scholars Explore the Dictator's Dilemma Mon., July 15, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., July 17, 2024 | 12:00 PM Civic Leadership Academy 2025 Virtual Information Session Thu., July 18, 2024 | 12:00 PM Virtual Event Chicago, IL 60637 United States Harris Campus Visit Thu., July 25, 2024 | 10:00 AM Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States