114-0309/01 – Developing Countries Economics (ERZ)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of EconomicsCredits3
Subject guarantordoc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. František Varadzin, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2003/2004Year of cancellation2010/2011
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
JUR33 Ing. Martin Juroška, Ph.D.
VAR10 prof. PhDr. František Varadzin, CSc.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

To acquaint students with the functioning of developing economies and their specifics through the lens of macroeconomic and empirical models. To acquire the ability to analyze a specific problem in a concrete model framework. Completion of the subject should better prepare the student for the economic influences of the contemporary globalized world, both in the field of foreign trade and in the field of international capital operations.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars

Summary

What is the cause of the huge differences in income levels and economic growth around the world? What prevents developing countries from reaching a higher level of development? What are the most important drivers of economic growth and what policies have the greatest potential to reduce poverty and increase the well-being of people in the developing world? This course covers the following topics: general patterns of development around the world, theories of economic growth, the role of international institutions, economic policy, global public goods, foreign aid, social program evaluation, microfinance, and international migration.

Compulsory literature:

ADAMCOVÁ, Lenka a Tereza NĚMEČKOVÁ. Rozvojová ekonomika. Praha: OECONOMICA, 2012. ISBN 9788024515151. PIKETTY, Thomas. Kapitál v 21. století. Přeložil Jana CHARTIER. Praha: Knižní klub, 2015. Universum. ISBN 978-80-242-4870-7. PIKETTY, Thomas. The Economics of Inequality. Přeložil Arthur GOLDHAMMER. Cambridge, United Kingdom: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-674-50480-6.

Recommended literature:

BANERJEE, Abhijit and Esther DUFLO. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. Public Affairs, 2011. COLLINS, Daryl, Jonathan MORDUCH, Stuart RUTHERFORD, and Orlanda RUTHVEN. Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day. Princeton University Press, 2009. Easterly, William, The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press, 2001. CHANCEL, Lucas, PIKETTY, Thomas, SAEZ, Emmanuel a Gabriel ZUCMAN, eds. World Inequality Report 2022. Harvard University Press, 2022.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Úvod do studia. Stanovení podmínek absolvování kurzu. Rozbor literatury, zadání seminární práce. 2. Kategorizace rozvojových zemí (dále jen RZ). Diferenciace RZ. Nově industrializované RZ. Nejméně rozvinuté RZ. 3. Základní charakteristiky RZ. RZ jako historický fenomén. Strukturální charakteristika RZ. 4. Teorie rozvojových ekonomik. Vývoj názorů na RZ. Teorie bludných kruhů. Myrdalovo pojetí RZ. 5. Sektorová analýza rozvojových ekonomik. Agrární, průmyslovýn sektor a sektor služeb v RZ. 6. Teorie růstu v rozvojových ekonomikách. Marxistické, neoklasické a keynesiánské modely růstu v RZ. 7. Nově industrializované země. Asijské, latinsko – americké RZ. Problémy zemí bývalého RVHP. 8. Ropné státy. Zvláštnosti zemí exportujících ropu. Finanční centra v těchto zemích. OPEC jako kartel. 9. Mezinárodní obchod a RZ. Postavení RZ v mezinárodní dělbě práce. Zvláštnosti obchodu RZ. 10. Mezinárodní pohyb kapitálu u RZ. Kapitálové zdroje RZ. Mezinárodní ekonomická pomoc a mezinárodní ekonomické instituce. 11. Problémy zadluženosti u RZ. Dlužnická krize 80. let. Vývoj zadluženosti RZ v 90. letech. 12. Mezinárodní instituce a RZ. Ekonomické instituce OSN. Regionální rozvojové banky. 13. Integrační procesy v RZ. Teorie integrace v podmínkách RZ. Integrační uskupení RZ v Latinské Americe, Africe a Asii. 14. ČR a RZ. Vztah ČSSR k RZ do roku 1989. Vývoj zahraničního obchodu ČR s RZ. Ostatní formy vztahů ČR k RZ.

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Exercises evaluation Credit 85 (85) 85 3
        Other task type Other task type 85  85 3
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2009/2010 Summer