ECON 65B — Governance, Bureaucracy, and Economic Development
[ djw ss wi ]Prerequisite: ECON 2a or ECON 10a.
Analyzes the role of institutions, governance, and bureaucracy in economic development. Topics include transaction costs, role of institutions, governance performance indicators, causes and consequences of corruption, anti-corruption policies, principal-agent theory and bureaucratic behavior. The course also includes a detailed case study on the role of governance and bureaucratic reforms in China's economic success since 1980. Usually offered every second year.