Author: Ian Black
Published February 2004
ISBN: 978-0-907529-83-5
Price £35.00 (photocopiable)
Ian Black, of St. Albans School, has produced a photocopiable resource to complement our bestselling book, Economic Development. Aimed at the Ecomonic Development papers of the major boards, this title looks at 10 of the most important and interesting questions in the field of development economics. Each unit is supplemented with tables, charts and diagrams and ends with advice on further reading and a number of questions for discussion. The book totals 75 pages and the units are as follows:
Unit 1: How do economists measure economic development?
Unit 2: Why is absolute poverty so widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Unit 3: Does rapid population growth restrict economic development?
Unit 4: Is trade preferable to aid as a means of promoting economic development?
Unit 5: Do the actions of the WTO discriminate against developing nations?
Unit 6: Why do multinational companies locate in developing countries?
Appendix: The Dual Gap Model
Unit 7: Should all Third World debt be cancelled?
Unit 8: Have the policies of the IMF and the World Bank restricted economic development?
Unit 9: What are the economic effects of global terrorism?
Unit 10: What are the implications of rapid economic development in China?
