Development economics

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Development economics - introduction
2. 4.1 Economic development (notes)
3. 4.1 Economic development (questions)
4. 4.2 Measuring Economic Development (notes)
5. 4.2 Measuring development (questions)
6. 4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (notes)
7. 4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (questions)
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)
10. 4.5 The role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (notes)
11. 4.5 The role of foreign direct investment (questions)
12. 4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilaterial development assistance (notes)
13. 4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilateral development assistance (questions)
14. 4.7 The role of international debt (notes)
15. 4.7 The role of international debt (questions)
16. 4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (notes)
17. 4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (questions)
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(d) The role of the World Trade Organization

In section 3.1, the role of the World Trade Organization was considered in general terms. Now we will consider how the WTOs activities impact on global economic growth and development.

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