Agrarian Change and Development
- Course Code:
- 15PDSH026
- Unit value:
- 0.5
- Year of study:
- Any
The aim of this module is to enable students to understand and evaluate major policy debates on the role of agriculture in development. To do so, the course will consider in some depth the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on: the necessary for structural change in agriculture-dependant societies; the operation of agricultural factor and commodity markets, including international markets; the nature of rural societies and the characterisation of farmers; the nature of food markets and the role of agriculture in improving welfare. Both mainstream and heterodox approaches will be investigated.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the major and minor strands in debates on agriculture and development
- analyse and compare mainstream and heterodox approaches
- apply both theory and methodology in constructing a critical analysis of the issues for a particular country
Workload
This course will be taught with one two hour lecture and a one hour seminar per week.Method of assessment
One two hour written examination which will constitute 70% of the final mark, with the remaining 30% consisting of marks from assessed essays. Each student will be expected to submit one essay of no more than 3,500 words.
All coursework is resubmittable.
