INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Course Syllabus (SY 2022 – 2023)

Pros. Arnold C. Abejaron

Faculty, Department of Economics
Ateneo de Davao University

Office: APILA Center, 8th Floor, Xavier Hall, Community Center

Ateneo de Davao University, Roxas Street, Davao City
Tel. No. (082) 221-2411 local 8290
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Course Description:

The course discusses the key principles of International Political Economy and its relevance to the social and economic development of contemporary societies.
It aims to provide students an understanding of the conditions that influence the organization and allocation of the factors of production in nation states. It examines
the relationship between the market and the state, and aims to provide possible answers to the question why some countries are rich and some are poor.

References:

James A. Caporaso and David P. Levine. Theories of Political Economy. Cambridge University Press, © 2009.
Raymond C. Miller. International Political Economy: Contrasting World Views. Routledge, © 2008.
Robert Gilpin. The Political Economy of International Relations. Princeton University Press, ©1987.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. and Marina V. Rosser. Comparative Economic in a Transforming World Economy. MIT Press ©2004.
Stanley L. Brue. The Evolution of Economic Thought, 6/e. Dryden Press, © 2000.
Arsenio Balisacan and Hal Hill. The Philippine Economy: Development, Policies, and Challenges. Ateneo de Manila University Press, © 2003.
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Relevant Websites:

www.politicalcompass.org
www.cia.gov
www.neda.gov.ph
www.psa.gov.ph

Grading System:

Exam : 50%
Quizzes : 25%
Class Participation* : 25%
*Note: Class participation covers all other activities not categorized as quizzes or exam.

Week Topic Subtopics Student Learning Prelectio Lectio Repetitio SLO Resources
Outcomes (SLO) (Individual (Teaching (Demonstration Assessment
preparation method with of the SLO) and Personal
for the student a reflection Evaluation
prior to the component;
lesson) activities)
1 The Nature of Preliminaries At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Discuss and define Quiz Gilpin; C&L;
Political The meaning of the students should be Assignment Discussion political economy; Test results from Internet resource
Economy political able to: Discuss and Chapter 1 (Gilpin) discuss the issues of politicalcompass.org
economy; The define political Chapter 1 (C&L) political economy
issues of economy; discuss the Answer questions in
political issues of political politicalcompass.org
economy economy

2 The nature of The importance At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Describe a market Quiz Gilpin
Political of the market; the students should be Assignment Discussion economy, discuss the Group work
Economy The economic able to: Describe a Chapter 1 (Gilpin) economic
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consequences of market economy, consequences of the

the market; discuss the economic market; discuss
Market effects consequences of the market effects and
and political market; discuss market political responses
responses effects and political
responses
3 Ideologies of The Liberal At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Discuss the liberal Quiz Gilpin, Rosser,
Political Perspective the student should be Assignment Discussion perspective of Group work Miller
Economy able to: Discuss the Chapter 2 (Gilpin) political economy;
liberal perspective of Chapter 2 (Rosser)
political economy; Chapter 2 (Miller)

4 Ideologies of The Nationalist At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Discuss the Quiz Gilpin, Rosser,
Political Perspective the students should be Assignment Discussion nationalist Group work Miller
Economy able to: Discuss the Chapter 2 (Gilpin) perspective of
nationalist perspective Chapter 3 (Rosser) political economy
of political economy Chapter 4 (Miller)
5 Ideologies of The Marxist At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Discuss the Marxist Quiz Gilpin, Rosser,
Political Perspective the students should be Assignment Discussion perspective of Group work Miller
Economy able to: Discuss the Chapter 2 (Gilpin) political economy
Marxist perspective of Chapter 3 (Rosser)
political economy Chapter 6 (Miller)

6 Exam Week/
Review
7 Comparing and Criteria for At the end of the week, Reading Lecture/ Enumerate and Quiz Rosser
Evaluating Comparing the students should be Assignment Discussion discuss the criteria
Economies Economies; able to: Enumerate Chapter 1 (Rosser) for comparing and
Criteria for and discuss the criteria evaluating economies
Evaluating for comparing and
Economies evaluating economies

8 Market Historical At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Explain the role Quiz Rosser
Capitalism: USA Development of the students should be Assignment Discussion played by the US in Group report
the US able to: Explain the Chapter 5 (Rosser); the institutional Group work
Economy; The role played by the US Reporters prepare development of
American in the institutional PPT market capitalism,
Corporation; development of market and vice-versa;
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Prospects and capitalism, and vice-

Problems of the versa;
American
Economy
9 Market Historical and At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Discuss the historical Quiz Rosser
Capitalism: Japan Cultural the students should be Assignment Discussion and cultural Group report
Background of able to: Discuss the Chapter 6 (Rosser) background of the Group work
the Japanese historical and cultural Reporters prepare Japanese economy;
Economy; The background of the PPT discuss the
Microeconomic Japanese economy; microeconomic
Foundations of discuss the foundations of the
the Japanese microeconomic Japanese economy;
Economy; Why foundations of the Explain why Japan’s
Japan failed to Japanese economy; industrial policy
become number Explain why Japan’s became less effective
1; Japan and the industrial policy recently; Identify and
World became less effective explain the possible
Economy recently; Identify and cultural factors in the
explain the possible slowdown of the
cultural factors in the Japanese economy.
slowdown of the
Japanese economy.
10 Market Historical At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Discuss the historical Group report Rosser
Capitalism: background of the students should be Assignment Discussion background of the Quiz
Germany the German able to: Discuss the Chapter 9 (Rosser) German economy; Group Activity
Economy; Two historical background Reporters prepare Discuss the reason
Postwar of the German PPT for the split of the
German economy; Discuss the German economy
Economies; reason for the split of into GDR and FDR;
Comparing the German economy Compare the
GDR and FDR; into GDR and FDR; economic
German Compare the performance of the
Unification economic performance GDR and FDR;
of the GDR and FDR; Discuss the
Discuss the challenges challenges and
and benefits of the benefits of the
German Unification. German Unification.
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11 Exam
Week/Review
12 Socialism and Historical At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Discuss the historical Group report Rosser
Central Planning: Background of the students should be Assignment Discussion background of the Quiz
USSR/FSU and the Soviet able to: Discuss the Chapters 10 and 11 soviet economy; Group Activity
the FSR Economy; historical background (Rosser) Discuss the transition
Command of the soviet economy; Reporters prepare towards a command
Economy of the Discuss the transition PPT economy; Discuss
Soviet Union; towards a command the challenges reform
Soviet Central economy; Discuss the cycle in the FSU;
planning and its challenges reform cycle Explain why there
implementation; in the FSU; Explain was a movement
Reform cycle; why there was a away from a
Moving away movement away from centrally planned
from the a centrally planned economy; Describe
Centrally economy; Describe the the situation in the
planned situation in the FSR. FSR.
economy;
Challenges and
Prospects of the
FSU/FSR
13 Socialism and Historical and At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Discuss the historical Group report Rosser
Central Planning: Cultural the students should be Assignment Discussion and cultural Quiz
China Background; able to: Discuss the Chapter 15 background of the Group Activity
Maoist historical and cultural (Rosser); Chinese economy;
Economic background of the Reporters prepare Describe and discuss
Policies; Chinese economy; PPT the Maoist Economic
Dengism and Describe and discuss policies; Discuss the
the Move to a the Maoist Economic factors that
Market policies; Discuss the facilitated Dengism
Economy; Hong factors that facilitated and the move to a
Kong, Taiwan Dengism and the move market economy;
and Mainland to a market economy; Compare the three
China; Three Compare the three economies of the
China’s economies of the three three Chinas
Compared Chinas.
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14 Alternative Paths The At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Describe the Group report
Among Revolutionary the students should be Assignment Discussion revolutionary Quiz
Developing Tradition of able to: Describe the Chapter 17 tradition found in the Group activity
Economies: Iran Shi’i Islam; revolutionary tradition (Rosser); Shi’i Islam; Discuss
Historical found in the Shi’i Reporters prepare the historical
overview to the Islam; Discuss the PPT background of the
Revolution; historical background Iranian revolution;
Iran’s economy of the Iranian Describe the
before and after revolution; Describe economy of Iran
the revolution; the economy of Iran before and after the
Iran as a model before and after the revolution; Discuss
for new revolution; Discuss the the prospects of Iran
traditional prospects of Iran as a as a model for new
Islamic model for new traditional economy
Economy traditional economy
15 Alternative Paths Historical and At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Compare and Group work Rosser
among Cultural the students should be Assignment Discussion contrast the Group report
Developing Background to able to: Compare and Chapter 19 Confucian elements Quiz
Economies: 1953; North contrast the Confucian (Rosser); in the North and
North and South Korean elements in the North Reporters prepare South Korean
Korea Economy (Kim and South Korean PPT economies; Explain
Il Sungism and economies; Explain the the factors that led to
Juche); South factors that led to the the lag of North
Korean lag of North Korea Korea economy after
Economy; economy after the the 1960s.
Comparison of 1960s.
North and
South Korean
economies
16 Alternative Paths Historical At the end of the week, Reading Reporting/ Discuss the Group work B&H
among foundations; the students should be Assignment Discussion significant historical Group report
Developing Modest able to: Discuss the “Political events affecting the Quiz
Economies: The revolution significant historical Economy” by De socio-political
Philippines (1986-1992); events affecting the Dios and economy of the
Building reform socio-political Hutchcroft; Philippines; Explain
momentum economy of the Reporters prepare the significant
(1992-1998); Philippines; Explain PPT challenges faced by
People power the significant Philippine
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and institutional challenges faced by institutions in

reform; The Philippine institutions meeting the political
dilemma of in meeting the political foundations required
normalcy foundations required by the laissez-faire
(Estrada and by the laissez-faire model being
Arroyo model being developed developed globally
Administration); globally by major by major global
The Philippines global institutions. institutions.
from PNoy to
Duterte
17 Exam Week/
Review