发展经济学与地缘政治经济学
课程教师
Samuele Bibi
教师简介
Samuele Bibi is a professor of Macro-Development and Geopolitical Economy whose research explores how money, finance, and global power shape development paths in emerging and developing economies. His work adopts a pluralist perspective, combining Post-Keynesian theory and Latin American Structuralism with insights from international political economy. He studies macroeconomic and monetary policy, capital flows, trade and production structures, and the hierarchy of the international monetary and financial system, with a particular focus on development finance, external vulnerability, and structural change.
He has published in leading international journals, including the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Development and Change, and the Review of International Political Economy. His research has been presented at institutions such as several Central Banks and Ministries of Economics and Finance and at international institutions such as UNCTAD and the World Bank. He is an active member of several international academic networks dedicated to heterodox and development economics.
课程内容
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the main paradigms of development economics while addressing key practical issues in contemporary development policy. Geopolitical economic topics are examined through the lens of development economics theories, debates, and historical experiences.
The first half of the module focuses on development economics. It begins with a discussion of the concept of development, its historical evolution, and alternative methods of measurement together with its main limitations and criticisms. Students are then introduced to major development paradigms and their contexts, including theories of structural change, structuralism and dependency theory, and the role of institutions in economic development. Key thematic areas include agriculture, industrialization and industrial policy, the role of the state, international trade, globalization, and global inequality.
The second half of the module is devoted to geopolitical economy. It covers development finance and geopolitics through case studies from both emerging and developed countries, including China, South Korea, Brazil, Peru, and Kazakhstan. The module also examines oil, Rear Earth Elements and other primary resource markets in their historical and geopolitical contexts and concludes with an analysis of the international monetary system and emerging forms of money.
预期目标
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand and compare key development economics paradigms and policy debates.
Explain how historical and institutional factors shape development paths across regions.
Analyse the links between economic development and geopolitics in a changing global order.
Evaluate development strategies, state policies, and international economic relations using real-world case studies.
Interpret global issues - such as trade, finance, natural resources, and money - through a geopolitical economy lens.
Communicate informed, evidence-based perspectives on development and geopolitical challenges in an international setting.
课程安排
Lecture | Topic (2.5 teaching hours) |
1 | Economic Growth and Economic Development: prospects and limits |
2 | Classic theories of growth and development |
3 | Structuralism, dependency theory and industrialization policies |
4 | Agriculture and development in developed and developing countries |
5 | Colonialism, extractivism and imperialism in Africa, Latin America and Asia |
6 | China, Latin America and the Economic-Political waves at world and regional levels |
7 | Development Finance & Geopolitical Development in theory and practice: Peru, Brazil, South Korea & Kazakhstan |
8 | Oil, US $ Hegemony, China & Geopolitics of Money in the XX and XXI c. |
9 | The USA, China and Russia in the current geopolitical order:between monetary, trade, and geographical blocks of influence |
10 | The future of geopolitical economy: the USA, China and Russia between Energy, Uranium, Rare Earth Elements, technological and monetary races |
Reading list
Material Suggested during the course
Papers research material of prof. Samuele Bibi
Student Assessment
Students will complete two components:
A 1,000-word article on any topic connected to Development Economics and/or Geopolitical Economy (the possible topics might be discussed during the lessons with professor Bibi). Ensure your writing maintains a good academic style. Some references are needed (but not considered in the word counts).
A presentation (accompanied by a PowerPoint slide deck)—this should be based on the content of the completed research article.
