Politics &

Development

Are there any relations between a country’s development and corruption?

How does political instability affect development?

WHICH HAS A GREATER

IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT – a country’s mode of governance

or its political leaders?

Structured Academic Controversy

1. Work in pairs, labelling yourself either A or B

2. Read your assigned articles for A or B (Links to articles are

found on Googlesite. While the articles are rather lengthy, you

can ignore the portions on methodology and zoom in on

introduction & research findings.)

3. As you are reading, take note of what your article suggests on

the effect of political leaders or mode of governance on

development (defined as economic growth).

4. Present your findings to your partner to convince her your

factor has the greater influence on a country’s development.

5. At the end of your discussion, record your personal view on the

Googleform embedded in the Googlesite.