Governance and Corruption in Developing Countries - JSM728

• Anglický název: Governance and Corruption in Developing Countries
• Zajišťuje: Katedra veřejné a sociální politiky (23-KVSP)
• Fakulta: Fakulta sociálních věd
• Platnost: od 2020 do 2020
• Semestr: oba
• E-Kredity: 5
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: ústní
• Rozsah, examinace: 1/1, Zk [HT]
• Počet míst: zimní:neomezen / neomezen (20); letní:neurčen / neurčen (20)
• Minimální obsazenost: 8
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; předmět lze zapsat v ZS i LS
• Garant: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.
• Vyučující: doc. PhDr. Pavol Frič, Ph.D.; Haris Hassan
• Třída: Courses for incoming students

Anotace

Poslední úprava: Haris Hassan (17.09.2020)

Important notes relevant to the course will be shared with the students. All the reading materials will be available on moodle for the students.

Cíl předmětu

Poslední úprava: Haris Hassan (17.09.2020)

This course is designed to help students acquire knowledge about the most challenging problems facing the world (developing world in particular) nowadays. After completing this course, students should be able to:

- know the theoretical concept of governance (different types, history, functions, threats).

- know what are the social and economic consequences of bad-governance in the developing world and how developed countries mitigate corruption challenges

- understand what the most critical social problems and the policy implications in developing countries are.

- understand the alternative options of policy analysis, nalyze the links between the social, economic, and political context, policy solutions, and impacts of the formulated policies.

- understand challenges developing countries face during the implementation of anti-corruption policies.

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

Poslední úprava: Haris Hassan (17.09.2020)

Course completion criteria includes the submission of:

All assignments

Pass oral exam

Literatura

Poslední úprava: Haris Hassan (17.09.2020)

References of the relevant literature:

Rose, R., & Peiffer, C. (2018). Bad governance and corruption. Springer.

Robinson, J. A., & Acemoglu, D. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity and poverty. London: Profile.

Akçay, S. (2006). Corruption and human development. Cato J., 26, 29.

Qizilbash, M. (2001). Corruption and human development: A conceptual discussion. Oxford Development Studies, 29(3), 265-278.

Persson, A., Rothstein, B., & Teorell, J. (2013). Why anticorruption reforms fail—systemic corruption as a collective action problem. Governance, 26(3), 449-471.

Asongu, S. (2014). Globalization (fighting), corruption and development. Journal of Economic Studies.

Gathii, J. T. (2009). Defining the relationship between human rights and corruption. U. Pa. J. Int'l L., 31, 125.

Ortega, B., Casquero, A., & Sanjuán, J. (2016). Corruption and convergence in human development: Evidence from 69 countries during 1990–2012. Social Indicators Research, 127(2), 691-719.

Gebeye, B. A. (2012). Corruption and human rights: Exploring the relationships. Jigjiga: School of Law, Jigjiga University M. Milic.

d’Agostino, G., Dunne, J. P., & Pieroni, L. (2016). Government spending, corruption and economic growth. World Development, 84, 190-205.

Sylabus

Poslední úprava: Haris Hassan (17.09.2020)

Lecture 1 Governance and corruption: ·         Introduction, theories of governance corruption ·         Countries mix good and bad governance. ·         Deadline for 1st Assignment ·           ·

Lecture 2 Nature of corruption in developing countries The concept of systematic corruption in developing countries Understanding the causes and consequences of systematic corruption

Lecture 3 Exploitation of National Government: Public sector corruption in developing countries (grand & petty corruption) Measuring national corruption Explaining national differences in corruption.

Lecture 4 People’s perception of corruption at gross root level: ·         How people see institutions in developing economies ·         Why public services differ ·         Experience of bribery in different forms and theories of who pays bribers ·         Discuss 1st Assignment

Working Seminar 1 Discussing the influence of colonial powers on today’s developing countries and theories of path dependency.

Lecture 5 Corruption impact on public: ·         Theories of impact of corruption on citizens ·         Impact of corruption on voting behaviour ·         Reducing public spending, failure of foreign aid ·         Corruption reduces public trust on government officials. ·         Deadline for 2nd Assignment ·

Working Seminar 2 ·         Discussing why anti-corruption reforms fail in developing countries? ·         Discussing anti-corruption policies analysis (plurality of anti-corruption strategies)

Lecture 6 Corruption and human rights: ·         Concepts of relationship between human rights (with respect to human development) and corruption. ·         Discuss 2nd Asssignment

Lecture 7 Governmental transparency: Conditions for transparency, involve stakeholders, and anti-corruption policy analysis. Deadline for 3rd Assignment

Working Seminar 3: Corruption and convergence of human development, discussing data from around the world during 1990-2012

Lecture 8   Curbing corruption: ·         Role of institutions ·         Anti-corruption legislations, ·         Focus on corruption pron public sectors, ·         Implications of good governance. ·         Discuss 3rd Assignment

Seminar 4:  Discussing theories of exclusive and inclusive economic and political institutions and their effects on public policy.