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Development Economics

B.A · Semester 5 — Concepts and measures of economic growth and development, poverty, inequality and theories of development.

6 महीनेअवधि 1Subject 5Chapters ऑनलाइनTests & result

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  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 1: Growth and DevelopmentUnit 2: Poverty and InequalityUnit 3: Classical and Marxian Theories
  3. 3
    Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2

    Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.

    Unit 4: Modern Theories of DevelopmentUnit 5: Factors in Economic Development
  4. 4
    Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्ट

    Regular tests in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 5 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षा

    Previous papers and full revision before the exam.

  6. 6
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम

1 subject · 5 chapters · 28 topics

01Unit 1: Growth and Development 5 टॉपिक
  1. Economic growth and economic development
  2. Measures: GNP, per capita income, PQLI, HDI
  3. Characteristics of underdeveloped economies
  4. Obstacles to development
  5. Sustainable development
02Unit 2: Poverty and Inequality 6 टॉपिक
  1. Absolute and relative poverty
  2. Poverty line and head count ratio
  3. Multidimensional poverty
  4. Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient
  5. Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis
  6. Policies to reduce poverty and inequality
03Unit 3: Classical and Marxian Theories 5 टॉपिक
  1. Adam Smith's theory of growth
  2. Ricardo's theory and the stationary state
  3. Malthusian theory of population
  4. Marx's theory of capitalist development
  5. Schumpeter's theory of innovation
04Unit 4: Modern Theories of Development 7 टॉपिक
  1. Rostow's stages of growth
  2. Lewis model of unlimited supply of labour
  3. Harrod-Domar growth model
  4. Big push theory
  5. Balanced (Nurkse) and unbalanced (Hirschman) growth
  6. Vicious circle of poverty
  7. Critical minimum effort thesis
05Unit 5: Factors in Economic Development 5 टॉपिक
  1. Capital formation
  2. Human capital: education and health
  3. Technology and innovation
  4. Role of the state and institutions
  5. Foreign capital and aid

About this course

आप यह कर पाएँगे

  • Distinguish economic growth from economic development and use PCI, PQLI and HDI as measures
  • Measure poverty and inequality with head count ratio, Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient
  • Explain the growth ideas of Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Marx and Schumpeter
  • Explain Rostow, Lewis, Harrod-Domar, big push, balanced and unbalanced growth theories
  • Analyse the role of capital formation, human capital, technology and the state in development
  • Explain the concept of sustainable development

यह किसके लिए है

  • B.A Semester 5 students with Economics as a major subject (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
  • Students preparing for UPSC / UPPSC economics and development topics

आपको क्या चाहिए

  • Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics; basic percentages
Online tests & result Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre. Student login →

सवाल

Which syllabus does this course follow?

It follows the UP State Universities NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University and others) for B.A Economics, Semester 5. Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

How will I be tested?

Unit-wise MCQ tests, short and long answer practice in university exam pattern, and a final mock paper.

Will Harrod-Domar numericals be asked?

Short numericals on g = s/v and on poverty ratios appear in some universities and are practised in class.

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