Other Readings
- Adeel Malik and Bassem Awadallah, Economics, Migration and Demography in the Middle East, ISA, June 13, 2012
- Sergio Alessandrini, Foreign Direct Investments (FD) to the Middle East and North Africa Region: Short and Medium-Term Developments, German Marshall Fund, October 2012
- Borzou Daragahi, Development: Towards a Bona Fide Bazaar, Financial times, November 12, 2012
- Robert Looney, The Omani and Bahraini Paths to Development: Rare and Contrasting Oil-Based Economic Success Stories, United Nations University UNU-WIDER, Research Paper No. 2009/X, June 2009 (page proofs).
February 25/27
Africa
- A Reassment of African GDP, World Economics, December 2013
- France Benefits at the Expense of the African Franc Zone, World Economics, July 2013
- IMF, The Quality of the Recent High Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa, February 2013
- Amadou Sy, Five Questions Answered on Africa's Rising Economic Growth, Brooks Africa in Focus, February 3, 2014
- IMF, Rising BRICs and Change in Sub-Saharan Africa's Business Cycle Patterns, February 2014 -- technical, but will summarize in class
- IMF, Africa: A Look into the Future, Finance & Development, December 2011
- Josette Sheeran, Preventing Famine (Horn of Africa), Finance and Development, December 2011
- Paul Collier, Building and African Infrastructure, Finance and Development, December 2011
- IMF, The Quality of Growth: Poor Households are Benefitting from Sub-Saharan Africa's High Growth and Wider Global Reach, Finance and Development, December 2011
- Abebe Aemro Selassie, What Ails South Africa? Finance and Development, December 2011
- IMF, Africa's New Engine: Africa Looks to its Middle Class Consumers to Drive Prosperity, Finance and Development, December 2011
- IMF, Inclusive Africa: Number of Africans with Access to Banking and other Financial Services is Growing, Finance and Development, March 2012
- CRS: Does Foreign Aid Work? Efforts to Evaluate U.S. Foreign Assistance, February 13, 2013
- Jonathan Glennie, More Aid is not the Answer, Current History, May 2010 -- Africa
- Anne Pitcher, Lions, Tigers, and Emerging Markets: Africa's Development Dilemmas, Current History, May 2012
South Africa
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: New Party Could Foster ANC Renewal, February 28, 2013
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: Current Account Deficit Curbs Growth, February 27, 2013
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: Rand Faces Risk of Further Devaluation, February 15, 2013
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: ANC Still Faces Post-Malema Populism, February 4, 2013
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: NDP Macro-Policy Faces Political Hurdles, January 28, 2013
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: Labor Relations Enter Post-Marikana Era, December 3, 2012
- Oxford Analytica, South Africa: Mining Decline Has Long-Term Impacts, December 11, 2012
- Oxford Analytica, Prospects 2013: South Africa, November 20, 2012
Student-Led Discussions
Tyler Cate -- Ghana February 25
- IMF Report on Ghana, June 2013
- Dominik Kopinski et. al., Resource Curse or Resource Disease? Oil in Ghana, African Affairs, 2013
- Addul-Gafaru Abdulai and Gordon Crawford, Consolidating Democracy in Ghana: Progress and Prospects?, Democratization, February 2010
Jacqueline Natter, Book Review -- Dead Aid (Africa Section) -- February 25
Michael Clark -- South Africa Chapter in Handbook of Emerging Economies February 25
Jennifer Warren, Angola (Africa Section) February 27
- P. Le Billon, Fueling War: Natural Resources and Armed Conflict, especially chapter 2
- P. Le Billon, Angola's Political Economy of War: The Role of Oil and Diamonds, 1975-2000, African Affairs, 2001
- Tony Hodges, Angola: Anatomy of an Oil State, Chapter 6 Oil
- Tony Hodges, Angola: Anatomy of an Oil State, Chapter 7 Diamonds
March 11/13
Asia
Most Important
- Asia Development Bank, Rising Inequality in Asia and Policy Implications, February 2014
- IMF, Potential Growth in Emerging Asia, January 2014 -- tecnical --will summarize the main findings
- Deutsche Bank: China/India Chartbook, May 13, 2011
- Deutsche Bank: China 2011-2020, May 10, 2011
Student Led Discussions
- Zachary Jones -- Indonesia Chapter in Handbook of Emerging Economies (Sakai) -- March 4
- Jack Nelson, Turkey Chapter in Handbook of Emerging Economies (Sakai) Legatum Essay on Turkey -- March 4
- Ryan Morgan, The Economy of India: Past Reform and Near-term Stagnation
- Greg Knott, Briefing on China -- March 6
- James Bredeman, Pakistan -- March 6
- Erick Clayson, Singapore Chapter in Handbook of Emerging Economies (Sakai) March 6
- Jack Nelson, Turkey Chapter in Handbook of Emerging Economies (Sakai) Legatum Essay on Turkey -- March 4
Other Readings
- IMF, Asia and The Pacific: Regional Economic Outlook, Update, October 2012
- Robyn Meredith, China, Legatum Institute, September 2012
- Shikha Dalmia, India, Legatum Institute, September 2012
- Robert Dekle, Japan, Legatum Institute, September 2012
- Peter Murrell, Mongolia, Legatum Institute, September 2012
- Jonathan Pincus, Vietnam, Legatum Institute, September 2012
March 11
Jen Warren (Angola)
Romelo Delossantos (Thailand)
Gokhan Akcesme, (Inequality in Egypt before the 2011 Revolution)
Jacqueline Natter (Aid)
Eric Clayson (Singapore)
Jack Nelson (Turkey)
March 13
Mike Clark (South Africa)
Kai Prozeske (EU Brazil Strategic Partnership)
Scott Anderson (Colombia)
Ryan Morgan (India)
Renaldo Rodgers (Brazil's social programs)
Greg Knott (China's Energy Sector)
March 18
William Schneck (Saudi Arabia)
Darrick Berens (Argentina)
Zachary Jones (Indonesia)
Tyler Cate (Ghana)
Nicolas Aquino (Paraguay)
James Bredeman, Pakistan (Pakistan/Bangladesh comparison)
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