2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PIED2220 North-South Linkages
20 creditsClass Size: 82
Module manager: Dr David Hall-Matthews
Email: D.N.J.Hall-Matthews@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
This module explores the principal forms of economic interaction between the industrialised North and the developing South and seeks to question in whose interests they operate. It investigates the international organisations that have mediated relations between North and South since 1945, including UN agencies and Bretton Woods institutions. It discusses international processes of production, investment and trade, identifying points of tension between Northern and Southern interests. Contemporary debates include the aims and effectiveness of development aid and the problem of international debt. Finally, it is asked how meaningful the notion of a developed North and underdeveloped South continues to be in the twenty-first century. Problems such as poverty and social exclusion are compared and contrasted in both hemispheres, and the potential for parallel or global solutions explored.For further information see the School of Politics and International Studies website. If you cannot find the answer to your question then email D.N.J.Hall-Matthews@leeds.ac.ukObjectives
On completion of this module, students will:- be able to outline and analyse the principle forms of economic, political and environmental interaction between the industrialised North and the developing South;
- have an appreciation of the international organisations which have mediated relations between North and South during the post-1945 period;
- identify past and current points of tension and conflict between northern and southern nations.
Syllabus
Issues covered include:
- creation of the post-war international economy - the UN and Bretton Woods Institutions;
- aid and foreign investment in the context of the Cold War;
- the rise of transnational corporations; UNCTAD and Southern efforts to frame a New International Economic Order;
- industrialisation in East Asia - the rise of the newly industrialising countries;
- the debt crisis and structural adjustment;
- the GATT Uruguay Round, the World Trade Organisation and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment;
- new directions in agricultural trade;
- free trade versus fair trade; the role of NGOs in development - North / South partnerships?;
- aid and political conditionality;
- Northern perceptions of the global environmental crisis and implications for the South.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Private study hours | 178.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Seminar presentations and participationMethods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 3,000 words | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/03/2009
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