Economic Development in India since 1947 (ES0046)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCL-3-Indpost47

The course seeks to explain why economic development in India since independence has until recently been slow, by the standards of western nations and of many other Asian countries. Topics covered include the legacies of British colonial rule; Indian 'socialism' and state planning ideology; peasant farming and village society, including the influence of 'caste' values; population growth, birth control programmes, and trends in the status of women; the causes and consequences of economic liberalization since the 1980s.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 18 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course seeks to develop:
- Knowledge of and competency in a field of 'Third World' economic and social history.
- Some ability to apply basic principles of economic analysis to historical issues, though no previous knowledge of economics is assumed.
- A sense of the interrelationships of economic change in India with political and 'social' aspects.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.

Assessment Information

Two essays of 3000 words (one per semester), the average of which will count as 25% of the final assessment.

One three-hour degree exam which will count as 75% of the final assessment.