Scuola di Economia e Management
Syllabus
Academic Year 2013/14 Second Semester
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Learning Objectives
Learning targets
Course Content
The aim of this short course is to introduce the Indian economy to the students. The approach will be an interdisciplinary one. The instructor composition testifies this: one economist, one lawyer, one anthropologist and one engineer.
Course Delivery
The course is structured around a set of lectures by the instructors and a set of class presentations by students on topics related to aspects of the Indian economy.
Course Evaluation
Student evaluation will be based on their class participation and on a short paper and related class presentation. Topics and bibliography for the paper and class presentation will be suggested by the lecturers.
Syllabus
Session 0 Hours of lesson: 0 Instructor: | Topics: Course content The recent economic evolution (Rodolfo Helg) class presentation Trade policy in India (Bernard O'Connor) India: its history and cultural heritage - Business success stories (Narinder Sharma) India and its subcontinent: an anthropological perspective (Dipak Pant)
Examinations Student evaluation will be based on their class participation and on a short paper and related class presentation. Topics and bibliography for the paper and class presentation will be suggested by the lecturers. Readings: Suggested readings
Sumit K. Majumdar, India’s late, late industrial revolution, 2012 CUP |