Discuss what institutions have been reformed and how, and what have been the results. Do not take the cases of Botswana, Zimbabwe, China or any other discussed extensively in your readings. You may choose any other country from Africa, Asia (this includes the Middle East), Latin America, Oceania, and the former communist bloc. The institutional reforms should have occurred anytime since early 1990s.
The Final Research Paper is due this coming week. Please note the basic requirements for this research project:

A thesis statement (hypothesis) — the paper has to argue a point relevant to the study of International Development.

Critical thinking — there has to be a logical connection between your chosen case and context,
Structure, style, and grammar — these have to be adequate for a graduate research paper,
Research — You can use some of the course material, but significant number of them should be outside material. These should be quality academic sources — refereed articles, academic book chapters, and academic book length monographs. You may use reputable mass media sources to explain recent international events. You are encouraged to use the Kreitzberg library resources online, and also academic library resources in your neighborhood, and your own collection of academic books. The final draft of your research paper should have at least 12 different sources.

Remember during the process of your research for your final paper, you are expected to become familiar with the resources in the university Library for Online Students (see the university Library block), and you are required to include at least three refereed articles from the online library in the actual paper itself. (I will provide you with three or more sources, once you find me a topic)

You can choose either APA, MLA or Chicago Style citation format. Use one format only — do not mix them in the same paper.

Textbooks used in this course: that you can refer back to

• Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital. New York: Basic Books, 2000.
• Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa. New York: Farnar, 2009.
• Abhijit V. Banerjee, and Esther Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. New York: Public Affairs, 2011.
• Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York: Crown Business, 2014.