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Table of Contents

  1. Topic pack - Development economics - introduction
  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)
  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)
  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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Case Study - Millennium Development Goals

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Read the article 'Uneven Progress of UN Millennium Development Goals' (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then consider answers to the questions below.


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You may also find the UN Millennium Development Goals and Millennium Development Goals monitor websites helpful in answering the questions below. For more details on the background to the Millennium Development Goals, see the UN Millennium Development Goals background site.

You can also find out how different countries are performing in terms of meeting the Millennium Development Goals by visiting the Aid Flows website (from the OECD and the World Bank). The site allows you to look at how the country's key development indicators change over time and arranges these according to the MDGs. It is a great resource.


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  1. Outline the eight Millennium Development Goals.
  2. Why do you think the Goals have been broken down into specific measurable targets?
  3. Analyze the extent to which the Millennium Development Goals are currently being met.