What topic should you choose?

I require you to describe and evaluate the progress or failure to develop economicallyof a country or region over a period of time. The country or region may be any one in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. (You may notchoose Britain, Ireland, or a country in continental Europe, or the U.S. or Canada, or Australia or New Zealand, but you may write about Russia or Japan.) Your writing should focuson how and why economic development proceeded—rapidly, slowly, or not at all, as the case may be. You should select a period of time, shorter or longer as you see fit. (A paper on the economic development of a colony before it became a sovereign nation is an appropriate topic, e.g., the Gold Coast under British rule before independence as Ghana in 1957.)

There is one caveat. If you chose a country from East or SE Asia for your first term paper, you may notchoose another country from that same region, but you may choose a country from the Indian subcontinent, or the Middle East, or Africa, or Central and South America, including the Caribbean. If you chose a country from the Indian subcontinent for your first term paper, you may notchoose a country from that same region, but you may choose a country from East or SE Asia, or the Middle East, or Africa, or Central and South America, including the Caribbean. If you chose a country from North Africa or the Middle East for your first paper, you may notchoose another country from the same region, but you may choose a country from East or SE Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, or tropical Africa, or Central and South America, including the Caribbean. If you chose a country from tropical Africa, you may notchoose another country from that region. And if you chose a country from Central and South America, including the Caribbean, you may notchoose another country from that region. I think that takes care of every possibility.

If you are in any doubt whatsoever about what would make a suitable country and/or time period for your term paper, contact me. You may expect to hear back from me within 24 hours, probably a lot less.

How to research the topic

To get you started, look through the case studies in our textbook, Todaro & Smith 2015, and then consult the following resource: The New Palgrave Dictionary of EconomicsLiving Edition (2019- ) online at https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1057%2F978-1-349-95121-5

(Your library registration gives you access to this and other online materials.)

Bear in mind that it’s okay to use discriminating and thoughtful use of websites containing worthwhile material (but be sure to cite correctly what you find—full URL and date visited).

SJSU—Spring 2020—Economic Development—Mark Brady—Term Paper Two Page 2

Instructions for writing the paper

The paper should be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font (and use italic, boldor underlinesparingly), double-spaced (like this sentence), and with one-inch margins, top and bottom, left and right.

The paper (not including the cover sheet and the bibliography and/or references) should be 1500-2500 words in length. Papers that are too short lose points. And papers that exceed 2500 words had better be worth reading!

Instructions for writing the paper (cont’d)

You should write your full name, “Econ 112,” “Spring 2020,” “Term Paper 2,” and the word count (not including the bibliography and/or references) on the cover sheet. Large, clearly labeled diagrams may be used where appropriate (but don’t include them in the word count). A bibliography and/or references typed in a consistent format should be included at the end of the paper. A 1500-word paper withouta cover sheet, diagrams, and bibliography would fill 5-6 pages depending on the spacing between paragraphs.

A copy of the paper is due on Canvas by 11:59 PM on Monday, May 11. You will lose points if you are late in submitting your paper. The paper itself counts for up to twenty points toward your final grade for the course. (And the proposal counts for up to five points.)

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS.

Deadlines

You are welcome to discuss your proposal with me, and run a draft proposal by me.

You are also welcome to run a draft of your paper by me. Any draft paper that you wish to submit for my comments is due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 6,(that’s just over two weeks’ time).

Please submit all draft proposals and draft papers as Word documents,(and with your name and Econ 112 and either “Draft Proposal 2” or “Draft Paper 2” as the name of the file) to [email protected].

Any other inquiries should be sent to [email protected].

Help is available!

The SJSU Writing Center is also here to help you: http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/(and scroll down to dates and times when they are open for you)

“COVID-19 Update (4/15/2020):

“As SJSU has moved in-person classes to an online environment due to COVID-19 concerns, Writing Center in-personoperations (events, workshops, and tutoring) will remain closed through spring and summer 2020.

“Online tutoring will continue and has been expanded significantly! Click on the “Schedule a Tutoring Session” button below to book your slot. Also please be sure to check out our “Resources” page for videos and handouts that you can use for self-study.”

Honor code

The university regards cheating and plagiarizing as serious offenses against the honor code and I shall not hesitate to enforce the rules. Students are recommended to consult the appropriate section of the honor code.

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