Reference no: EM132501114

Assignment: The State and Development in Africa and Asia

3500 words

Select one question from the options below:

1. Critically discuss how colonial legacies may have impacted on the role of the state in development? Discuss with reference to two case studies (from Africa and Asia) in your analysis.

2. Is the developmental state paradigm a useful interpretation of the role of the state in development across space and time?

3. Is the role of the state in development subsumed by regionalism and regionalization? Discuss with reference to an Africa- or Asia-specific case study.

4. Has the role of the state been a key factor for variations in development trajectories in Africa and Asia? Discuss using a comparative case-study approach (with one African and one Asian country).

5. Examine how elites interact with the state with reference to development processes and outcomes. You may focus your discussion on an African or Asian case study.

6. There have been pessimistic conclusions about the Washington and Post-Washington Consensus. Critically discuss whether these conclusions are persuasive.

7. Do post-war development economic theories continue to hold relevance for the role of the state in developing economies? You can discuss with reference to a country case study in Africa or Asia