The course explores the changes in the organization of production , labour market, institutions and corporate structure. It also examines the consequences of globalization on the role of the state, public policies, fiscal federalism, Trans National Corporations , gender issues, environment, human welfare and development.
Overview
Syllabus
Weeks No.
MODULE NO.
NAME OF THE MODULE
NAME OF RESOURCE PERSON
WEEK 1
1
Political Economy: Conceptual analysis
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
2
Historical Evolution of Political economy I
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
3
Historical Evolution of Political economy II
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 2
4
Approaches to Political Economy: Classical Liberalism
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
5
Approaches to Political Economy: Marxism
Dr. Indranil Bose
6
Approaches to Political Economy : Welfarism
Dr. Indranil Bose
WEEK 3
7
Approaches to Political Economy : Neo-Liberalism
Dr. Indranil Bose
8
Approaches to Political Economy : Gandhian
Dr. Indranil Bose
9
European feudalism and Transition to Capitalism
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
WEEK 4
10
Development and national capitalism
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
11
Fordism, post Fordism and production systems
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
12
Capitalism and democracy
Dr. Samrat Roy
WEEK 5
13
Worker’s rights and global economy
Dr. Samrat Roy
14
Globalization and the changing dynamics of production
Dr. Samrat Roy
15
Globalization and the changing nature of job security
Dr. Samrat Roy
WEEK 6
16
Transformative shifts in organizational processes
Dr. Samrat Roy
17
Global political economy and TNCs
Dr. Samrat Roy
18
Globalization and WTO
Dr. Indranil Bose
WEEK 7
19.
Globalization NGOs and development
Dr. Indranil Bose
20
Globalization and political economy of capitalist democracies
Dr. Indranil Bose
21
The nation state in the global economy
Dr. Indranil Bose
WEEK 8
22
Role of the state in development
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
23
Globalization, market and the State
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
24
Globalization and state welfare
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 9
25
Globalization and national autonomy
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
26
Political economy and federalism
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
27
Comparative perspectives on the role of the state in the economy
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 10
28
Third world governments & MNCs
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
29
Global governance: prospects and problems
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
30
Security and political economy: Diverse perspectives
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 11
31
Political economy of public finance
Dr. Samrat Roy
32
Political economy of fiscal institutions
Dr. Samrat Roy
33
Changing role of finance in globalization
Dr. Samrat Roy
34
Political economy of financial markets
Dr. Samrat Roy
WEEK 12
35
Economics and politics of financial modernization
Dr. Samrat Roy
36
Financial globalization and emerging economies
Dr. Samrat Roy
37
Globalization and development dilemmas/uneven development
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
38
Impact of globalization on poverty
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 13
39
Impact of globalization on inequality
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
40
Globalization and social exclusion
Dr. Indranil Bose
41
State sovereignty in the era of globalization
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
42
The political economy of gender inequality
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
WEEK 14
43
Women, labour market and social justice
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
44
Women’s empowerment and Self-help Groups
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
45
Women in the informal economy
Dr. Saswati Choudhuri
46
Political economy of environmental justice
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
WEEK 15
47
Environment protection & free trade: Are they mutually exclusive
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
48
Urban environmental sustainability—critical issues
Dr. Jhumpa Mukherjee
49
Environmental governance: Issues and challenges
Dr. Samrat Roy
50
Climate change and international political economy
Dr. Samrat Roy
Taught by
DR. JHUMPA MUKHERJEE
