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GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-2): BASIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS


DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Minutes of Meeting

Subject : Generic Elective (GE-2)


Course : Basic Development Economics (ECON029)
Date of Meeting : May 13, 2024
Venue : Department of Economics
Moderators : Dr. Anish Gupta and Dr. Dharamveer

Attended by :

Teacher’s Name College Name

Prof. Deepti Taneja DCAC


Dr. Rekha Sharma Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
Ms. Deepti Sethi Janki Devi Memorial College
Ms. Kokila Meena Satyawati College (M)
Dr. Jitender Kumar Shyam Lal College (M)
Mr. Anil Kumar Dyal Singh College
Dr. Subarini Jesus and Mary College
Prof. Aradhana Nanda Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
Ms. Phunchok Dolkar Kalindi College

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CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE
COURSE
Semester Course title & Code Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-
course criteria requisite
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ of the
Practice course
I/III/V/VII Basic Development 4 3 1 0 Class XII NIL
Economics ECON029 Pass

Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
• This course exposes students to some of the key ideas and concepts in the areas of economic growth, human
development and globalisation building on the concept of growth and further links it up with alternative
conceptions of development.

Learning outcomes
The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:
• Students will develop a critical understanding of the contemporary issues in economic growth and
development and their paths. Students will thus be better prepared to face the professional world and can
use this knowledge base in a variety of jobs, including in the corporate, civil service and NGOsectors.

SYLLABUS OF GE-2
UNIT – I: Development and underdevelopment (11 hours)
Growth vs Development; Classic Approaches of Development;
Contemporary theories of Development and Underdevelopment

UNIT – II: Development goals and indicators, measures of underdevelopment


Various concepts and measures of poverty and inequality, poverty lines
using various national and international criteria. (12 hours)

UNIT – III: Capabilities, human development and sustainable development (11 hours)

UNIT – IV: Globalisation and development (11 hours)

Practical component (if any) -NIL

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Topic-wise Compulsory readings

UNIT – I: Development and underdevelopment (11 hours)


• Debraj Ray, Development Economics, Princeton University Press, 1998. Chapter 2
• Partha Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction (AVSI), Oxford University Press,
2007. Pp. 1-29: Characteristics of Development

UNIT – II: Development goals and indicators (12 hours)

• Debraj Ray, Development Economics, Princeton University Press, 1998. (Chapter 6-full
and Chapter 8—8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 only)#

UNIT – III: Capabilities, Human Development and Sustainable Development (11 hours)

• Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, OUP, 2000. Chapter 4—Pp. 87-94 (Before the
topic ‘Unemployment and Capability Deprivation’)
• Human Development Report 2016, Technical Note 1 (Technical Notes Pp. 2-3)—For
understanding HDI formulae with examples.*
(Available at: https://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2016_technical_notes.pdf)
• Partha Dasgupta, Economics: A Very Short Introduction (AVSI), Oxford University Press,
2007. Chapter 7

UNIT – IV: Globalisation and Development (11 hours)


• Michael P. Todaro and Smith, S.C., Economic Development. Pearson. 12th Edition.
Chapter 12—Pp. 600-606 (Before the topic ‘Five Basic Questions about Trade and
Development’)
• Abhijit Banerjee, Roland Benabou and Dilip Mookerjee (eds), Understanding Poverty,
Oxford University Press, 2006. Chapter 7, ‘The Global Economy and the Poor’ by
Pranab Bardhan

# Numerical based questions for inequality and poverty measures can be asked in end-term theory
examination
* Numerical based question for computation of HDI shall not be asked in end-term theory examination

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Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination Branch, University
of Delhi, from time to time, presently which is:
30 marks for Internal Assessment
40 marks for Continuous Assessment
90 marks for end-term theory examination: 8 questions shall be asked, out of which any 5 (of 18
marks each) shall have to be attempted by the students

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