- Pick a developing country to focus your response paper on.
- Critically analyze the micro-level political and economic development of that country. Remember to focus on micro-level theories, and how countries develop as a whole, and why they might struggle with overcoming poverty. Use the material from Weeks 7-10 to draw on the theories.
- Critically analyze the micro-level solutions and apply them to your chosen country. Discuss a policy solution that would work for that country by drawing on class materials.
- Your response should be about 7 double-spaced pages with 1-inch margins (excluding the title page and references) and be submitted as a Word or PDF document via Canvas. The details below provide a general recommendation for how much space you should give to each section – this is just a recommendation, and you are free to reallocate space as you see fit.
Your response paper should contain the following elements:
Introduction (about half a page)
- Provide a brief introduction and a high-level summary of the paper.
- Outline the development challenge you would like to address as well as the specific policy recommendations you are proposing.
Context & Background (about one page)
- Introduce the country you are analyzing. Explain where your country is located and why this country is an interesting case to