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Development economics
Table of Contents
Topic pack - Development economics - introduction
4.1 Economic development (notes)
4.1 Economic development (questions)
4.2 Measuring Economic Development (notes)
4.2 Measuring development (questions)
4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (notes)
4.3 The role of domestic factors in economic development (questions)
4.4 The role of international trade (notes)
4.4 The role of international trade (questions)
4.5 The role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (notes)
4.5 The role of foreign direct investment (questions)
4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilaterial development assistance (notes)
Role of aid and MDA - introduction
Foreign aid
Aid - looking at the data
Overseas development assistance
Arguments for aid
Arguments against aid
Where do you stand on aid?
Official development assistance - case studies
Non-governmental organizations
Multilateral development assistance
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The World Bank
A mighty wind of change (video)
Structural Adjustment Programmes
Non-convertible currencies versus convertible currencies
Problems of SAPs (video)
4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilateral development assistance (questions)
4.7 The role of international debt (notes)
4.7 The role of international debt (questions)
4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (notes)
4.8 The balance between markets and intervention (questions)
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4.6 The role of foreign aid and multilaterial development assistance (notes)
In this section we consider the role of foreign aid and multilateral development assistance.