Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political Economy
Course Code: KYB539
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the course is to examine the structural connections and their historical transformation between the state which is the organizing unit of public enonomy and the market and society according to different paradigm. In addition to this, the course aims to evaluate the results of economic crisis in the context of the triangle of state-market-society by observing economic and political effects of particular public policies on different segments of society.

Course Content

The content of the course is to comprehend political economy through multiple analyse methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.In this course, students could analyse the relationship between politics and economy.
2.Ability of using theoretical information acquired in Public Administration Discipline in the field of application
3.Ability of developping solutions encountered in Public Administration by using research methods
4.Capacity of making a self-directed original study in Public Administration Discipline and extending scope of information by publishing it.
5.Capacity of developping new ideas and methods by using critical thinking, problem solving and decision making processes in Public Administration.
6.Capacity of solving social, scientific, cultural and ethic problems encountered in Public Administration
7.The ability to understand that the political and social problems encountered in the field of Public Administration are not disconnected from economic reasons
8.Ability to analyze problems encountered in the field of Public Administration from many perspectives
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Robert Albritton, Siyasal İktisat ve Küresel Kapitalizm
2.Ben Clift, Karşılaştırmalı Siyasal Ekonomi
3.David Ricardo, Siyasal İktisadın ve Vergilendirmenin İlkeleri
4.Sırrı Emrah Uçer, Özge Kama (Derleyiciler): İktisat ve Siyaset
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts and research area of political economy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Smith
Week 3 - Theoretical
Mill
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ricardo
Week 5 - Theoretical
Marx
Week 6 - Theoretical
Marginalism and Methodenstreit
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluations Before Mid-Term
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-Term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Veblen and Roots of Institutionalism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Keynes
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hayek, Schumpeter and Polanyi
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neo-Liberalism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Critics to Neoliberalism
Week 14 - Theoretical
Late Neoclassical Theory
Week 15 - Theoretical
Comperative analysis of economic theories
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
4
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
4
5
5
4
OÇ-7
5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-8
5
4
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026