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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Perspectives on development (videos)

For some interesting insights and perspectives into development and how data can be used to show how development is taking place across over the world and over time you may want to have a look at these two clips of Hans Rosling professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute. Follow the links below the videos to open them in a new web window.