Academic Paper

Question that needs to be answer: What is the role and function of political institutions in development? Do they play a primary or secondary role? Explain. How do nation-states mediate the processes of development? Instructors expectations: You need it to be able to say what you need to say and convince me that you know what you are talking about. What I have challenged you with are real world questions that matter and that have nuances and complexity built into them. Answer the question fully. completely, and as competently as you can. Make sure, however, you unambiguously answer the question in a way that a tired fellow like me can see without imposing on your craftpersonship. Paper requirements: Paper to be a minimum 7 pages and contain APA citation format. Some of the class text we are using (outside sources are welcomed as well): John Martinussen, Society, State & Market, Zed Books, 1997 (also required for GTD 501) Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, Crown Publishers, 2012 Chris Brown, Understanding International Relations, Palgrave, 2001 Paper due date: 9/14/14