Global Economy

The course on Economics of Global South focuses on the study of economic development in the Global South from a long-term perspective. This course complements the knowledge acquired by the students in the courses on International Political Economy, Development Politics and Poverty and Inequality. It offers to students the possibility of deepening their knowledge about key sectors of the global economy in which the countries of the Global South play a key role.

Public sector, private sector, research, international cooperation, consulting, academia, and public policy development and analysis, among others.

Part 1: Introduction

1. Doughnut Economics

2. Circular Economy

Part 2: Regional Approach

3. Latin America and the Caribbean

4. Middle East and North Africa

5. Sub-Saharan Africa

6. South Asia

7. East Asia and the Pacific

8. Central Asia

This course has no lectures, and all evaluation will be carried out by means of the final exam.

BS1. Students must demonstrate to understand and manage specific knowledge for this area of study, based on general higher education. This knowledge is commonly based on advanced text books, but may also include some aspects belonging to the forefront of its area of study.

BS2. Students must demonstrate to know how to apply the acquired knowledge to their professional career or to their vocation in a professional way, and to have all required competencies that are usually demonstrated by building and defending arguments, and by solving problems within the area of study.

BS3. Students must show ability to gather and interpret relevant data, usually from their area of study, to make judgements based on a reflection on relevant topics from a social, scientific and ethical perspective.

BS4. Students must be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to a specialized and non-specialized audience.

GS1. To apply the acquired knowledge to solve specific problems in new or unknown environments, within a wider (or multidisciplinary) contexts.

GS2. To know and apply several research methods in the area of social sciences with the purpose of analyzing problems linked to their area of expertise.

GS3. To develop organizational skills, task planning and project coordination, in order to foster teamwork.

GS4. To develop a set of skills to design and implement plans and problem-solving programs, from a global and multidisciplinary perspective.

SS9. To know and understand the basic notions of Political Economy, and its financial and commercial dimensions.

SS13. To identify and understand the different decision-making and problem-solving mechanisms within he international context.

• Bavinck, Maarten; Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Erik Mostert. 2014. Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South. Conceptual Approaches.
• Blewitt, John. 2018. Understanding Sustainable Development. Routledge.
• Carroll, Toby; Shahar Hameiri, and Lee Jones. 2020. The Political Economy of Southeast Asia. Palgrave
• Dargin, Justin. 2013. The Rise of the Global South. Philosophical, Geopolitical and Economic Trends of the 21st Century. World Scientific.
• Gray, Kevin and Barry K. Gills. 2017. Rising Powers and South-South Cooperation. Routledge
• Kopnina, Helene; Poldner, Kim (editors) 2022. Circular Economy. Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical and Sustainable Business. Routledge.
• Lacy, Peter; Jessica Long, Wesley Spindler. 2020. The Circular Economy Handbook. Palgrave
• Raworth, Kate. 2018. Doughnut Economics. Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. Routledge
• Schröder, Patrick; Manisha Anantharaman, Kartika Anggraeni, and Timothy J. Foxon. 2019. The Circular Economy and the Global South. Sustainable Lifestyles and Green Industrial Development. Routledge 
• Stahel, Walter R. 2019. The Circular Economy. A User’s Guide. Routledge
• Woertz, Eckart. 2017. Reconfiguration of the Global South. Africa and Latin America and the ‘Asian Century’. Routledge