INTERNET ASSIGNMENTS
E. Wayne Nafziger and Ramesh Mohan
INTERNET ASSIGNMENTS
to accompany
Economic Development
E.Wayne Nafziger
Ramesh Mohan
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Internet Assignments to accompany
Economic Development
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Note to instructors
Instructors may ask students to analyze, summarize, assess, or respond to references for
the following text chapters:
Chapter 1Introduction
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Lifestyle in India or an Indian economic news story from a newspaper listed in
www.onlinenewspapers.com/india.htm
Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai
www.epw.org.in.
Articles on the Indian software and services industry at
www.nasscom.org.
India IT: Companies, Solutions & Articles
http://www.e-isn.com/home/india-it-bpm.php
India, Canada, And China Are Top Outsourcing Destinations: Study
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=171000615
Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?
http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/ib/2000/041200.htm
http://globalization.about.com/
Chapter 2 The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Development
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A chapter in the World Development Report
econ.worldbank.org/wdr
The UN’s Human Development Report
hdr.undp.org/reports/view_reports.cfm?type=1
The IMF’s World Economic Outlook
www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo.
Discuss Basic Principles Of Gandhism, The Gandhian Philosophy Of Spinning-Wheel
and Conflict Resolution and Gandhian Ethics.
http://www.mkgandhi.org/
Chapter 3 Economic Development in Historical Perspective
Using articles from the sites below (choose Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, or some
other country) discuss a non-Western model for economic development.
 An article from the experience from Nouriel Roubini’s Global Macroeconomic and
Financial Policy Site at the Stern School of Business, New York University
www.stern.nyu.edu/globalmacro
 An article on Japanese economic growth
The daily Asahi Shimbun in English at
http://www.asahi.com/english/english.html
The daily Mainichi Shimbun in English at
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/
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http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/japan.html
The Far Eastern Economic Review
http://www.feer.com, or some other internet source on Japan.
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Discuss the reasons for Japanese Stagnation and Policies to Restore Economic
Growth.
http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c03cont.htm
http://bookstore.iie.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=35
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Asian Financial Crisis: Discuss the Causes, Effects and Critics
http://www.iie.com/publications/pb/pb.cfm?ResearchID=80
http://www.mof.go.jp/jouhou/soken/kenkyu/ron062.pdf
http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/1997/mds9715.htm
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Government Intervention and East Asian Miracle
http://www.frbsf.org/econrsrch/wklyltr/el97-20.html
Chapter 4 Characteristics and Institutions of Developing Countries
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Using http://scholar.google.com/ search Hernando de Soto Mystery Capital, evaluate
or respond to a review, interview, or abstract of de Soto’s views of property rights.
http://carnegiecouncil.org/viewMedia.php/prmTemplateID/9/prmID/99
http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/region/01-06/desoto.cfm
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As an alternative, search for Douglass North, looking for his view on institutional
economics, evaluating or responding to his view
http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1993/north-autobio.html
http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1993/north-lecture.html
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Peruse Transparency International, latest year, examining its methodology and results.
http://www.transparency.org/
Discuss the level of Corruption in Politics, Corruption in Public Contracting, and
Corruption in Education.
Using Corruption Fighters’ Tool Kit Special Edition 2004 Teaching Integrity to
Youth: Examples from 11 countries, discuss the effectiveness of reaching the youth.
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Millenium Development Goal
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2
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Chapter 5 Theories of Economic Development
Compare and contrast Classical Economists and Marxists view.
 Marx’s (and Engel’s) major work, the Communist Manifesto at
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
 or a portion of one of Marx’s other works at
http://csf.colorado.edu/mirrors/marxists.org/archive/marx/works/.
 Write a short essay on the classical economists:
i) Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations at
http://www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smWN.html
http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/economic_research/the_relevance_of_adam
_smith/index.cfm
ii) David Ricardo’s Principles of Political Economy at
http://iang.org/free_banking/principles.html
iii) Paul A. Baran, “The Commitment of the Intellectual,”
www.monthlyreview.org/561baran.htm.
Chapter 6 Poverty, Malnutrition, and Income Inequality
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Examine the latest poverty data around the world and write a short summary
http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/jsp/index.jsp
Alternatives include a chapter on poverty or income distribution in the World
Development Report econ.worldbank.org/wdr, especially World Bank 2001b,
www.worldbank.org/poverty/wdrpoverty/;
the UN’s Human Development Report www.undp.org/annualreports;
the on-line debate between Ravallion (2003)
www.iie.com/publications/papers/ravallion0203.pdf and Bhalla (2003)
www.iie.com/publications/papers/bhalla0403.pdf;
Zettelmeyer (2003:50-53) on “Bhalla versus the World Bank,”
www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2003/06/pdf/books.pdf.;
or Deaton (2003), “How to Monitor Poverty for the Millennium Development Goals,”
www.wws.princeton.edu/~rpds/working.htm.
As an alternative, peruse the following on microfinance organizations
http://www.omidyar.net/group/microfinance/ws/microfinance_organizations/
Is Globalization Causing Increased Poverty and Income Inequality?
http://www.bwwsociety.org/journal/html/poverty.htm
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Chapter 7 Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation
Using a chapter in one of the following sources write a short essay on food, agriculture, or
rural poverty:
 World Development Report (WDR) econ.worldbank.org/wdr, such as World Bank
2001b, World Bank 2003d: 83-106, on “Transforming Institutions on Agricultural
Land,” or a subsequent WDR;
 The Food and Agriculture Organization http://www.fao.org/
 The International Food Policy Research Institute www.ifpri.org/;
 Rosegrant, Paisner, Meijer, and Witcover on global food prospects to 2020
www.ifpri.org/pubs/books/globalfoodprojections2020.htm;
 The World Food Program http://www.wfp.org/english/
 The U.S. Department of Agriculture on international agriculture
www.ers.usda.gov/Topics/View.asp?T=103000.
Chapter 8 Population and Development
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What are the most interesting data or patterns you found from either the latest
Population Reference Bureau’s World Population Data Sheet at www.prb.org;
or the U.S. Census Bureau’s www.census.gov/, clicking (I) International, then World
Population Information, then choosing among one of the following: the latest Global
Population Profile or World Population: 1950 to 2050, Discuss the importance of
these data.
Chapter 9 Employment, Migration, and Urbanization
Using the sites below, write a short essay on migration and urbanization in developed and
developing countries.
 A chapter on employment or labor in the World Development Report
econ.worldbank.org/wdr,
 The UN’s Human Development Report
hdr.undp.org/reports/view_reports.cfm?type=1,
 The IMF’s World Economic Outlook www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo;
 A report from the International Labor Organization at www.ilo.org/.
Chapter 10 Education, Health, and Human Capital
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The discussion of education or health and nutritional services from the World Bank’s
World Development Report 2004, econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004/;
www.worldbank.org/aids-econ/confront/confrontfull/aids.html,
http://www.who.int/GlobalAtlas/predefinedReports/EFS2004/index.asp , or
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www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsd.html; or on the estimated deaths by cause, group,
sex, and world sub-regions at www.who.int/evidence/bod.
Discuss the role of education and development.
http://www1.worldbank.org/education/pdf/EducationBrochure.pdf
Chapter 11 Capital Formation, Investment Choice,
Information Technology, and Technical Progress
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The first chapter of Matti Pohjola’s book on information technology
www.wider.unu.edu/publications/publications.htm, click Publications, then click
books, and go to Chapter 1, Information Technology, Productivity and Economic
Growth: International Evidence and Implications for Economic Development, edited
by Matti Pohjola. Click “The first chapter” or www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-924398-0,
clicking “A sample of this book.”
Other alternatives: one of Neil Saravanamuttoo’s documents on information
technology for development at www.thefullmuttoo.com/documents/;
Richard Lipsey, “The Productivity Paradox: A Case of the Emperor’s New Clothes,”
at http://www.isuma.net/v03n01/lipsey/lipsey_e.shtml
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/15/54/35028181.pdf
or Nicholas Crafts, “The Solow Productivity Paradox in Historical Perspective,” at
http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/articles_of_the_month/pdf/Newsolow.pdf
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Chapter 12 Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Innovation
A chapter or essay from one of the following:
 Joseph Schumpeter on entrepreneurship and economic growth at
http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/schump.htm ; on economic growth at
http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/essays/growth/aftermarx.htm ; or on the obsolescence
of the entrepreneur at www.ucc.uconn.edu/~LANGLOIS/SCHUMPET.HTML;
 Frank Knight on the entrepreneur as risk-taker, such as a chapter in Risk, Uncertainty,
and Profit, for example Chapter II at
http://www.econlib.org/library/Knight/knRUP.html
 Max Weber’s view of the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism at
http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/weber.htm
 David McClelland’s theory of achievement motivation at www.accelteam.com/human_relations/hrels_06_mcclelland.html; or
 Justin Morton’s discussion of Harvey Leibenstein’s “X-Efficiency” at
www.maths.tcd.ie/local/JUNK/econrev/ser/html/morton.html.
 Other internet material includes Weber’s 1930 edition of The Protestant Ethic and the
Spirit of Capitalism http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WEBER/cover.html
 R.J. Kilcullen, Schumpeter: Capitalism, Socialism, Democracy,
http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/y64l12.html; and
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Chapter 13 Natural Resources and the Environment: Toward
Sustainable Development
Write a short essay on one of the following:
 The World Bank’s website on sustainable development www.worldbank.org/depweb;
 Chapter 2 or 3 from The Economic Value of Biodiversity, by David Pierce and
Dominic Moran for the World Conservation Union at
http://biodiversityeconomics.org/pdf/topics-608-00.pdf ;
 the Ecological Footprint of Nations at
www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/economics.htm, where you
click either “Implications for Governance, Business Administration and the
Grassroots,” “The Ecological Benchmark: How Much Nature is there per Global
Citizen?” “Ranking the Ecological Impact of Nations,” or “Rethinking Economics;”
 www.grida.no/climate , clicking the following: the latest IPCC (Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change) reports, “The Scientific Basis,” and “Summary for
Policymakers;” or
 another site dealing with Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development that
applies to developing countries, from
www.humboldt.edu/~envecon/internet.html#envecon, a part of Steve Hackett's
Internet Resources for Economists.
Chapter 14 Monetary, Fiscal, and Incomes Policy, and Inflation
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A chapter from the World Bank’s World Development Report 2004 (WDR),
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004
 Chapter 4, 5, or 6 from the UN Development Program’s Human Development Report
2003 (HDR) on public policies and finance www.undp.org/hdr2003/;
 Vito Tanzi and Howell H. Zee. 2000. Tax Policy for Emerging Markets—Developing
Countries. IMF Working Paper 00/35. Washington, D.C. March
www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk&sk=3471.0.;
 or a segment from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook September 2003 (WEO)
www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2003/02/index.htm on regional macroeconomic
policies or conditions or public debt and fiscal policy in developing countries.
Subsequent annuals of the WDR, HDR, or WEO may have a discussion of
macroeconomic policy.
Chapter 15 Balance of Payments, Aid, and Foreign Investment
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A chapter from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), World
Investment Report 2003 at www.unctad.org/, clicking “Investment, Technology and
Enterprise Development, then World Investment Report (for 2003), then WIR2003,
then “Contents,” reading a chapter, with URL
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http://www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=3785&intItemID=2412&lang=
1&mode=toc or
http://www.unctad.org/en/docs//wir2003_en.pdf;
the World Bank’s World Development Report 2004, chapter 11 at
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2004/;
OECD’s home page, from which you can, through a few steps, get the URL on the
most recent trends on foreign aid,
www.oecd.org/document/9/0,2340,en_2649_34447_1893129_1_1_1_1,00.html, for
example, in 2002, aid trends are at www.oecdwash.org/NEWS/LOCAL/oecdwashoct-nov2002.pdf; World Bank’s http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/gep2003/,
clicking World Bank, Global Economic Prospects 2003, chapter 3 or 4;
Chapter 8 on DC aid in the UN’s Human Development Report 2003
http://www.undp.org/hdr2003/; or World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/gep2003/, clicking
World Bank, Global Economic Prospects 2003, chapter 3 or 4; or some other chapter
from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UNCTAD, or
UN Development Program that discusses the balance of payments, foreign
investment, or aid in developing economies; or
www.imf.org/external/np/exr/chron/chron.asp that lists IMF loan facilities by the year
initiated.
Other options include material from www.worldbank.org/ or www.imf.org/
including the monthly Finance and Development at
www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2004/03/index.htm and the bimonthly IMF
Survey at www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/surveyx.htm.
Chapter 16 The External Debt and Financial Crises
Chapters on debt from Chapter 15’s internet assignment.
Chapter 17 International Trade
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A chapter from the World Bank, Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2004
http://www.worldbank.org/prospects/gep2004/toc.htm, clicking either Chapter 1
Global Outlook and the Developing Countries, Chapter 2 Trade Patterns and Policies:
Doha Options to Promote Development, Chapter 3 Agricultural Policies and Trade,
Chapter 6 Development and the Doha Agenda, or a chapter from a later World Bank
GEP.
Another option at the same URL is to click Global Economic Prospects 2002 or
Global Economic Prospects 2003, and report on one of the international trade chapters
from an earlier GEP.
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Chapter 18 Development Planning and Policymaking: the State,
and the Market
Search “ministry development planning” and “department development planning.” Discuss
planning in this LDC on the basis of principles discussed in the chapter.
Chapter 19 Stabilization, Adjustment, Reform, and Privatization
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One of the following: www.imf.org (International Monetary Fund), search for the
most recent World Economic Outlook, look at the most recent report and examine the
report for analysis of the Russian, Eastern and Central Europe, Central Asia, or China;
Stockholm School of Economics’ page on transitional economies is at
http://www.hhs.se/site/2ndpage.htm
http://www.cbr.ru/eng/ (Central Bank of Russia’s statistics);
http://www.russianembassy.org.za/russia/economy.html (Embassy of the Russian
Federation in the Republic of South Africa), click macroeconomic indicators, balance
of payments, or Russia’s economy; or
http://www.ebrd.com, click Countries & Sectors, then select a country (for example,
Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, or another transitional country). To
illustrate, selecting Russia gives you EBRD’s activities on Russia, which can provide
access to papers on Russia; or
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/ (East and Southeast
Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources), clicking “China,” then
“Business and Economy.”
Should an internet location change, contact nafwayne@ksu.edu, with TEXT
URL DRIFT in the subject line. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
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