MA in Development Studies

This Subject Includes

• Course No: HS 502
• Course: MA in Development Studies
• Semester: None
• Title: Development and Growth : Theoretical Perspective
• Stream: Economics

• Concepts of economic development and economic growth; diverse structures and common characteristics of developing economies; Indices of economic development; historical growth and contemporary perspectives, lessons and controversies.

   

  Theories, models and strategies for economic development: Schumpeter�s Analysis, Rostow�s Stages of Economic growth, doctrine of balanced growth, concept of unbalanced growth, �Big push� theory, critical minimum efforts thesis, Harrod-Domer model, Lewis model of economic growth.

   

  Texts:�

   

  1. M.P Todaro, Development Economics, Pearson, 9^th edition, 2006.

  2.� G.M Meier and J.E. Rauch, Leading Issues in economic Development, 8^th edition, OUP, 2004

  3. A.P Thirlwal, Growth and Development, 8^th edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

   

  References:

   

  1. D. Roy, Development Economics, OUP, 1999.

  2. R.J. Barro, and X S Martin, Economic Growth, 2^nd edition,PHI, 2004.