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)
   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)
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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4.2 Measuring Economic Development

In the previous section, we looked at the nature of economic growth and economic development. In this section we will examine methods of measuring development.