Chapter 1 : Introducing Economic Development

Number Video Lectures : 2

Duration of Video Lectures : 51 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 1 Todro M.P. & Smith S. C.

Topics Covered

►Introduction to Some of World’s Biggest Questions,

►How Living Levels Differ Around the World,

►How Countries are Classified by their Average Levels of Development,

►Economics & Development Studies,

►The Meaning of Development,

►Happiness & Development,

►The Sustainable Development Goals,

Chapter 2 : Comparative Economic Development

Number Video Lectures : 2

Duration of Video Lectures : 51 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 2 Todro M.P. & Smith S. C.

Topics Covered

►Developing Countries,

►Conventional Comparisons of Average National Income,

►Adjusting for Purchasing Power Parity,

►Other Common Country Classifications,

►Comparing Countries by Health & Education Levels,

►Human Development Index,

►Inequality & Absolute Poverty,

►Population Growth & Age Structure,

►Social Fractionalism, Level of Industrialisation, Natural Resource Endowments, Financial & Other Market Development,

►Quality of Institutions & External Dependence,

►Convergence of Developed & Developing Nations,

►Long Run Causes of Comparative Development,

Chapter 3 : Human Development Index

Number Video Lectures : 1

Duration of Video Lectures : 8 Minutes

Based Upon HDI Report 2016 Technical Note 1

Topics Covered

►Creating Dimension Indices,

►Computing HDI,

Chapter 4 : Classic Theories of Economic Growth & Development

Number Video Lectures : 2

Duration of Video Lectures : 51 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 3 Todro M.P. & Smith S. C.

Topics Covered

►The Linear Stages Theories,

►Rostow’s Stages of Growth, The Harrod Domar Growth Model,

►Structural Changes Models, The Lewis Theory of Economic Development, Criticisms of the Lewis Model,

►Structural Chnage & Patterns of Development,

►The International Dependence Revolution, The Neocolonial Dependence Model, The False Paradigm Model, The Dualistic Development Thesis,

►The NeoClassical Counter Revolution, public Choice Theory, Market Friendly Approach,

►The Solow NeoClassical Growth Model,

Chapter 5 : Problems of Capital Formation in Underdeveloped Countries

Number Video Lectures : 2

Duration of Video Lectures : 51 Minutes

Based Upon Nurkse Ragnar

Topics Covered

►The Size of the Market and the Inducement to Invest,

►The Theory of Development and the Idea of Balanced Growth,

►Determinants of the Size of the Market,

►Structural Chnage & Patterns of Development,

►Determinants of the Size the Market,

►Balanced Growth & International Specialisation,

►The Traditional Pattern of Foreign Investment,

Chapter 6 : Linkages in Economic Development

Number Video Lectures : 3

Duration of Video Lectures : 74 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 3 Albert O. Hirschman

Topics Covered

►Meaning of Linkages,

►Backward & Forward Linkages,

►Stimulus for Linkages,

►Linkages & Input Output Matrix,

►Linkages & Industrialisation,

►Criticism of Import Substituting Industrialisation,

Chapter 7 : Strategies for Economic Development

Number Video Lectures : 3

Duration of Video Lectures : 70 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 6 Amitva Krishna Dutt

Topics Covered

►Development of Education and Human Capital,

►Upgrading the Infrastructure,

►Promoting Innovation and Technological Advancement,

►Inclusive Growth and Social Welfare,

►Suatainable Development,

Chapter 8 : Poverty as Capability Deprivation

Number Video Lectures : 2

Duration of Video Lectures : 115 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 4 Amartya Sen

Topics Covered

►Poverty as Capability Deprivation,

►Income Poverty and Capability Poverty,

►Inequality,

►Unemployment & Capability Deprivation,

►Health Care and Mortality,

►Poverty & Deprivation in India & Subsaharn Africa,

►Gender Inequality & Missing Women,

Chapter 9 : Economic Inequality

Number Video Lectures : 5

Duration of Video Lectures : 198 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 6 Debraj Ray

Topics Covered

►Meaning of Economic Inequality,

►Measuring of Economic Inequality,

►Four Criteria for Inequality Measurement, Anonymity Principle, Population Principle, Relative Income Principle and Dalton Principle,

►Lorenz Curve,

►Range, The Kuznets Ratios, Mean Absolute Devation, Standard Deviation and Gini Coefficient,

Chapter 10 : Poverty & Undernutrition

Number Video Lectures : 4

Duration of Video Lectures : 190 Minutes

Based Upon Chapter 8 Debraj Ray

Topics Covered

►Meaning of Poverty, Absolute or Relative Poverty, Temporary or Chronic Poverty,

►Poverty Measures, Head Count Ratio, Poverty Gap Ratio, Income Gap Ratio,

►Poverty Empirical Observations,

►The Functional Impact of Poverty, Poverty Credit and Insurance,

►Poverty, Credit and Insurance,

►Poverty, Nutrition and Labour Markets, Nutrition and Work Capacity,

►The Unequal Sharing of Poverty,