Development Economics: Understanding Key Indicators, Theories, and Globalization

Explore the core principles of development economics, from key indicators to globalization's impact, and gain a critical understanding of global development challenges and opportunities.

Introduction to Development Economics

Unit 1: Defining Development Economics

Unit 2: Key Concepts in Development

Unit 3: Theories and Evolution

Measuring Development: Key Indicators and Their Limitations

Unit 1: Economic Indicators: GDP and GNI

Unit 2: Human Development Index (HDI)

Unit 3: Inequality and Poverty Measures

Unit 4: Limitations and Alternative Measures

Theories of Economic Development: Foundational Perspectives

Unit 1: Modernization Theory

Unit 2: Dependency Theory

Unit 3: World-Systems Theory

Unit 4: Comparing and Contrasting

Unit 5: Synthesis

Institutions and Development: The Rules of the Game

Unit 1: Understanding Institutions

Unit 2: Property Rights and Contract Enforcement

Unit 3: Rule of Law and Governance

Unit 4: Case Studies

Globalization and Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

Unit 1: Understanding Globalization's Dimensions

Unit 2: Trade and Developing Economies

Unit 3: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Unit 4: Globalization's Dark Side

Unit 5: International Organizations

Development Policies and Interventions: Strategies for Progress

Unit 1: Foreign Aid and Development

Unit 2: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction

Unit 3: Conditional Cash Transfers

Unit 4: Industrial Policy and Structural Transformation

Unit 5: Education and Human Capital

Unit 6: Social Safety Nets

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Global Agenda

Unit 1: Understanding the SDGs

Unit 2: Focus on SDG 1 and SDG 5

Unit 3: Climate Action and SDG Progress