Development economics

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Development economics - introduction
   1. Terms and definitions
   2. International Organisations
   3. Aims of the economics course
   4. Assessment Objectives
   5. Unit Four Structure
2. 4.1 Economic development (notes)
   1. Economic development - introduction
   2. Development - pause for thought
   3. Economic growth and economic development
   4. Sustainability
   5. The sources of economic growth and economic development
   6. Natural factors
   7. Importance of agriculture
   8. Externalities
   9. Case study - farming in Kenya
   10. Human factors
   11. Population
   12. Physical capital and technological factors
   13. Institutional factors
   14. The consequences of growth for Development
   15. Common characteristics of economically less developed countries
   16. Poverty cycle
   17. Diversity among economically less developed nations
   18. International development goals
   19. Millennium Development Goals
   20. Case Study - Millennium Development Goals
3. 4.1 Economic development (questions)
   1. Short questions
   2. Data response question (1)
   3. Data response question (2)
   4. Data response question (3)
   5. Long questions (1)
   6. Long questions (2)
4. 4.2 Measuring Economic Development (notes)
   1. Measuring Economic Development - introduction
   2. Building a development Database (Part 2)
   3. Limitations of using GDP to compare welfare
   4. Comparing welfare
   5. Building a development database (Part 3)
   6. Alternative single indicators
   7. Building a development database (Part 4)
   8. Perspectives on development (videos)
   9. Gapminder data
   10. Composite indicators
   11. Building a development database (Part 5)
   12. Problems of measuring development
   13. Building a development database (Part 6)
5. 4.2 Measuring development (questions)
   1. Short answer questions
   2. Data response (1)
   3. Data response (2)
   4. Data response (3)
   5. Long Question (1)
   6. Long Question (2)
6. 4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (notes)
   1. Domestic factors - introduction
   2. An introduction to Tanzania
   3. Education
   4. Primary, secondary or tertiary education?
   5. A dependent population
   6. Tanzanian database
   7. Exploring education in Tanzania - data
   8. Exploring education in Tanzania - Maua and Namyani (video)
   9. Exploring education in Tanzania - lost dreams
   10. Exploring education in Tanzania - reflection
   11. Exploring health in Tanzania - data
   12. Exploring health in Tanzania - videos
   13. Exploring health in Tanzania - living with HIV
   14. Exploring health in Tanzania - reflection
   15. Use of appropriate technology
   16. Technology - sawdust stoves and clean water (videos)
   17. Technology - building good roads
   18. Use of appropriate technology - reflection
   19. Access to credit and micro credit
   20. Microcredit in the community (videos)
   21. Microcredit in the news
   22. Microcredit - reflection
   23. The origins of microcredit
   24. What are the pros and cons of microcredit?
   25. Empowerment of women
   26. Issues relating to empowerment of women (video)
   27. Empowerment - in the news
   28. Empowerment - reflection
   29. Income distribution
   30. Lorenz curve and Gini Coefficient
   31. Income distribution - Tanzania
   32. Income distribution - case studies
   33. Income distribution - reflection
   34. Building a development database (part 7)
7. 4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (questions)
   1. Short questions
   2. Data response (1)
   3. Data response (2)
   4. Long answer question
8. 4.4 The role of international trade (notes)
   1. Role of international trade - introduction
   2. Trade problems (LDCs)
   3. Problems - over-dependence on primary products
   4. Price volatility of primary products
   5. Consequences of price volatility
   6. Price increases can also be problematic!
   7. Price volatility case study - tomatoes
   8. Price volatility case study - copper
   9. Trade strategies for growth and development
   10. Import substitution
   11. Import substitution case study - sorghum
   12. Export promotion
   13. Export promotion case study - Thai toy industry
   14. Trade liberalization
   15. The role of the World Trade Organization
   16. Background information
   17. The Doha round
   18. Case study - trade sanctions
   19. Bilateral and regional preferential trade agreements
   20. Case study of a bilateral preferential trade agreement
   21. Case study of a multilateral preferential trade agreement
   22. Some background reading
   23. Diversification
   24. Case study - diversification
   25. Diversification in Malawi - video
   26. Some background reading
9. 4.4 The role of international trade (questions)
   1. Short answer questions
   2. Data response (1)
   3. Data response (2)
   4. Long answer questions
10. 4.5 The role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (notes)
    1. Role of FDI - introduction
    2. Multinational Corporations
    3. The benefits of MNCs
    4. The problems of Multinational Enterprises
    5. Growth of importance of MNCs in recent decades
    6. Multinationals and monopoly power
    7. FDI: good or bad?
    8. Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa (video)
    9. Development - Pause for thought
11. 4.5 The role of foreign direct investment (questions)
    1. Short answer questions
    2. Data response (1)
    3. Data response (2)
    4. Long questions
12. 4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilaterial development assistance (notes)
    1. Role of aid and MDA - introduction
    2. Foreign aid
    3. Aid - looking at the data
    4. Overseas development assistance
    5. Arguments for aid
    6. Arguments against aid
    7. Where do you stand on aid?
    8. Official development assistance - case studies
    9. Non-governmental organizations
    10. Multilateral development assistance
    11. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    12. The World Bank
    13. A mighty wind of change (video)
    14. Structural Adjustment Programmes
    15. Non-convertible currencies versus convertible currencies
    16. Problems of SAPs (video)
13. 4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilateral development assistance (questions)
    1. Short questions
    2. Data response (1)
    3. Data response (2)
    4. Long answers
14. 4.7 The role of international debt (notes)
    1. Role of international debt - introduction
    2. The lenders
    3. International debt - case study
    4. Who is borrowing - the debtors?
    5. The debt crisis
    6. Looking at the data on lending and borrowing
    7. Debt and debt relief (video)
    8. Debt in Argentina - case study
    9. When does debt become a problem?
    10. How then can developing countries solve their indebtedness?
    11. Capital flight
    12. Debt relief
15. 4.7 The role of international debt (questions)
    1. Short questions
    2. Data response (1)
    3. Data response (2)
    4. Long questions
16. 4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (notes)
    1. Balance between markets & intervention (case studies)
    2. Strengths and weaknesses of market oriented policies
    3. Case study (1)
    4. Case study (2)
    5. Case study (3)
    6. Case study (4)
    7. Case study (5)
    8. Commodity agreements: intervening in the markets
    9. Cartel arrangements
    10. Case study (6)
    11. Case study (7)
    12. Case study (8)
    13. Case study (9)
    14. Harrod-Domar Growth Model
    15. Structural Change Model
    16. Dual Sector Model
17. 4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (questions)
    1. Short answers
    2. Long answers
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