Harvard College/GSAS: 9475 Instructor: James Robinson Overview and analysis of comparative economic development during the last half millennia. Examines the emergence of modern economic growth in Europe after 1500, and the forces that led to the great divergence in prosperity in the 19th century. Also considered: colonialism, communism, fascism, and revolution.
Harvard College/GSAS: 9130 Instructors: Robert H. Bates and James Robinson The basic social science literature on Africa's development. Particular emphasis on political economy.
