Open a book any book on the economics of developing countries, and it will begin with the usual litany of woes. Development economics and clinical policy experiments lecture 8. It is composed of two modules addressing the relationship between growth. Two macroeconomic landscapes, one of the chicago area that is developed and another of undeveloped landscape in mexico.
Advanced development economics selected topics, summer. Lecture notes in development economics course aims this course is meant to provide students, by means of theoretical approach, with the understanding of the issues characterizing economic development. Applied development economics, tim hinks, university of the west of england powerpoint slides from a third year option at the university of bath, 200810. A first cut at enumerating the essential readings in the. Human evolution and economic development oded galor zeuthen lectures lecture iii may 20, 2016 oded galor evolution and growth may 20, 2016 1 5.
Free download lecture notes of development economics for. Course outline, the social entrepreneurship approach and lecture 2. Graduate development economics spring 2009 syllabus. Lecture slides in development economics the economics network. Evolutionary growth theory evolutionary growth theory captures the coevolution of human traits and the economic development over. An integrative perspective when routledge invited me to assemble a four volume collection to represent the best of development economics, i knew it would be a stimulating but daunting challenge. Development as a resource accumulation issue and growth. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. Box 208269, new haven, ct 065208269, usa anyone who undertakes to produce a volume of surveys in economic development. Following are some of the resources we will use along with the lecture notes. Apply both quantitative and qualitative development models to discuss the.
Factor accumulation does not account for the bulk of crosscountry di. This section provides the lecture notes from the course and the schedule of lecture topics and instructors. Introduction to development fall 2008 focus on institutions and policies is the result of research on comparative economic performance which has produced some critical stylized facts. Developing countries are not like young children requiring time and nutrition to grow. Explain the meaning of poverty and economic development in a global context. Developing countries, notwithstanding the enormous strides they have made in the last few decades, display fundamental economic inadequacies in a wide range of indicators. Freely browse and use ocw materials at your own pace. Ickes fall 2008 what is development economics about. Email the documents in pdf format to rahul anand ra254 and carol thomson. Development as a resource reallocation issue and structuralism. Distinctions of early positive development economics b.
The development module is composed of the following issues. Rosenzweig department of economics, yale university, p. Human development index so to understand the links between economic variables and their role in yielding economic development. An introduction dani rodrik kennedy school of government, cambridge, ma 028, usa mark r. Global patterns of economic growth and development 120. Lecture notes political economy and economic development. Economic development is the primary objective of the majority of the worlds nations. Ma in development studies, academic calendar 20172018, part 3.
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