UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD
BRADFORD CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
2009/0
Development Economics
[ID-8000M]
© David Potts, November 20, 2009
Licensed under a Creative Commons licence
References (Lectures 1-6):
Lecture 1
Introduction – The Scope of Development Economics; Characteristics of Developing
Economies
Cypher, J. and Dietz, L. (2009) The Process of Economic Development (3rd ed) Routledge: London
– Chapter 1
Perkins, D, Radelet, S, Snodgrass, D, Gillis, M and Roemer, M, (2001) Economics of
Development (5th ed); Norton, New York, – Chapter 1 – Introduction; Chapter 2 – Economic
Growth: Theory and Empirical Patterns (first and second sections).
Ingham, B, (1995) Economics and Development; McGraw-Hill, New York, – Chapter 1 –
Developing Countries and the World Economy, past, present and future
Meier, G and Rauch, J (eds) (2000) Leading Issues in Economic Development (7th
edition); Oxford University Press, New York,– Part 1B – Economic Performance of Less
Developed Countries: The Recent Past; Part 1C – The Discipline of Development
Economics.
Potts, D, Ryan P and Toner, A (eds) (2003) Development Planning and Poverty
Reduction Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke – Chapter 1
Thirlwall, A, (2003) Growth and Development (7th ed) Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, –
Chapter 1 – The Study of Economic Development; Chapter 3 – The Characteristics of
Underdevelopment and Structural Change.
Todaro, M, and Smith S (2006) Economic Development (9th ed); Addison-Wesley, London,
– Chapter 1 – Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective; Chapter 2 –
Diverse Structures and Common Characteristics of Developing Nations (or equivalent
chapters in eighth edition)
Todaro, M (1992) Economics for a Developing World (3rd ed); Longman, London, –
Chapter 6 – The Meaning of Development.
Wilber, C and Jameson K (eds) (1992) The Political Economy of Development and
Underdevelopment (5th edition); Part 1 – Theory and Method in Economic Development;
Part 6 – The Human Dimension of Development
Lecture 2
The Concept of Development; Development Indicators
Allen T, and Thomas, A (eds) (2000) Poverty and Development into the 21st Century Oxford
University Press in association with the Open University, Oxford – see Chapters 1 and 2
Colman, D and Nixson, F (1994) Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries HarvesterWheatsheaf, London – Chapter 1 – The Concept and Measurement of Development
Cypher, J. and Dietz, L. (2009) The Process of Economic Development (3rd ed) Routledge, London
– Chapter 2
Hogendorn, J (1996) Economic Development Harper Collins, New York – Chapter 2 –
Measuring Development and Poverty
Ingham, B, (1995) Economics and Development McGraw-Hill, New York, – Chapter 2 –
The Meaning of Development
Meier, G and Rauch, J (eds) (2000) Leading Issues in Economic Development Oxford
University Press, New York - Part 1A – Measuring Development
Perkins, D, Radelet, S, Snodgrass, D, Gillis, M and Roemer, M, (2001) Economics of
Development Norton, New York, – Chapter 4 – Development and Human Welfare
Sumner, A. and Tribe, M. (2008) International Development Studies: Theories and Methods in
Research and Practice Sage, London – Chapter 1
Secondi, G. ed. (2008) The Development Economics Reader Routledge, London – Part 1
Thirlwall, A, (2003) Growth and Development Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, – Chapter
2 – The Development Gap and the Measurement of Poverty
Todaro, M, and Smith S (2009) Economic Development (10th ed) Addison-Wesley, London,
– Chapter 5 – Poverty, Inequality and Development (or equivalent chapters in eighth edition)
Todaro, M (1992) Economics for a Developing World (3rd ed) Longman, London – Chapter
9 – Growth, Poverty and Income Distribution: Theory and Evidence
UNDP (2005) Human Development Report 2005, UN New York – Chapters 1 and 2 and Human
Development Indicators section (downloadable from http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2005/) –
earlier and subsequent HDRs also available from http://hdr.undp.org/ - see the 1990 report that
introduced the HDI. Most recent HDI and HPI statistics are available from the 2009 HDR
(http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/)
Lecture 3
Economic Growth and Development I – Savings and Capital Accumulation
Colman, D and Nixson, F (1994) Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries HarvesterWheatsheaf, London – Chapter 2 – Economic Theorising about Development
Cypher, J. and Dietz, L. (2009) The Process of Economic Development (3rd ed) Routledge, London
– Chapter 4
Hogendorn, J (1996) Economic Development Harper Collins, New York – Chapter 3 –
What Causes Development? An Overview; Chapter 4 – Financing Development I: The Role
of Capital, Domestic Saving
Ingham, B, (1995) Economics and Development McGraw-Hill, New York, – Chapter 4 –
Long-run Trends, The Classical Perspective; Chapter 6 – The Managed Economy
Jhingan, M, The Economics of Development and Planning Vrinda Publications, Delhi,
1998; Chapter 25 – The Harrod-Domar Models, Chapter 32 – Models of Technical Change;
Chapter 37 – Capital Formation and Economic Development; Chapter 16 – Lewis’ Theory of
Unlimited Supplies of Labour
Meier, G and Rauch, J (eds) (2000) Leading Issues in Economic Development Oxford
University Press, New York - Part I.C – The Discipline of Development Economics; Part V –
Investment and Finance
Perkins, D, Radelet, S, Snodgrass, D, Gillis, M and Roemer, M, (2001) Economics of
Development Norton, New York, – Chapter 2 – Economic Growth: Theory and Empirical
Patterns; Chapter 3 – Structural Change
Thirlwall, A, (2003) Growth and Development Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, – Chapter
4 – Theories of Economic Growth: Why Growth Rates Differ between Countries; Chapter 6 –
Capital and Technical Progress
Todaro, M, and Smith S (2009) Economic Development Addison-Wesley, London, –
Chapter 3 – Classic Theories of Economic Development
Todaro, M (1992) Economics for a Developing World Longman, London – Chapter 7 –
Economic Growth: Causes and Characteristics
Wilber, C. and Jameson, K (eds) (1992) The Political Economy of Development and
Underdevelopment Part 1 – Theory and Method in Economic Development
See also the following relevant journal articles:
Stern N., (1989) The Economics of Development: A Survey; Economic Journal, Vol 99 No
397 September, pages 597-685.
http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=00130133%28198909%2999%3A397%3C597%3ATEODAS%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K&origin=bc
Stern N., (1991) The Determinants of Growth; Economic Journal, Vol 101 No 404 January,
pages 122-133.
http://www.jstor.org/sici?sici=00130133%28199101%29101%3A404%3C122%3ATDOG%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W&origin=bc
Lecture 4
Economic Growth and Development II – Economic Growth and Structural
Change
Colman, D and Nixson, F (1994) Economics of Change in Less Developed Countries HarvesterWheatsheaf, London – Chapter 2 – Economic Theorising about Development
Cypher, J. and Dietz, L. (2009) The Process of Economic Development (3rd ed) Routledge, London
– Chapter 5
Hogendorn, J (1996) Economic Development Harper Collins, New York pp.419-21
Ingham, B, (1995) Economics and Development McGraw-Hill, New York, – Chapter 4 pp.
109-115
Meier, G and Rauch, J (eds) (2006) Leading Issues in Economic Development Oxford
University Press, New York Section VI
Perkins, D, Radelet, S, Snodgrass, D, Gillis, M and Roemer, M, (2001) Economics of
Development Norton, New York, – Chapters 3, 4 and 8
Thirlwall, A, (2003) Growth and Development Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, – Chapter
5
Todaro, M, and Smith S (2009) Economic Development Addison-Wesley, London, –
Chapters 3 and 7
See also the following relevant journal articles and reports:
Bhagawathy, J. and Srinivasan, T. (1974) ‘On Reanalyzing the Harris-Todaro Model: Policy
Rankings in the Case of Sector-Specific Sticky Wages’ American Economic Review Vol. 64
No. 3
Figueroa, M. (2004) ‘Arthur Lewis versus the Lewis Model: Agricultural or Industrial
Development?’ Manchester School Vol. 72 No. 6
Kirkpatrick, C. and Barrientos, A. (2004) ‘The Lewis Model after 50 Years’ Manchester
School Vol. 72 No. 6
Ranis, G. (2004) ‘Arthur Lewis’s Contribution to Development Thinking’ Manchester School
Vol. 72 No. 6
United Nations (2005) World Urbanisation Prospects 2005 Revision UN DESA New York:
United Nations
(http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WUP2005/2005wup.htm)
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) (2006) State of the World’s
Cities 2006/7 Nairobi: UNCHS
(http://www.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=3397&catid=7&typeid=46&subMenuId=0)
World Bank (1999) Entering the Twenty First Century: World Development Report
1999/2000 Washington DC: World Bank – Chapters 6 and 7
(http://www.worldbank.org/wdr/2000/fullreport.html
Lecture 5
Economic Growth and Development III - Exogenous Growth Models
As for Lecture 3 but see also:
Herrick, B. and Kindleberger, C. (1983) Economic Development Chapter 2 – Theories of
Economic Growth; Chapter 3 – Theories of Economic Development
Weil, D. (2005) Economic Growth Addison Wesley, Boston, 2005
Weil’s book has a website at: www.aw-bc.com/weil
Lecture 6
Poverty, Inequality and Growth
Atkinson A (1983) The Economics of Inequality Clarendon, Oxford
Besley T and Cord L (eds) (2007) Delivering on the Promise of Pro-Poor Growth:
Insights from Country Experiences World Bank, Washington DC (link on Blackboard)
Chen S and Ravallion M (2005) How Have the World’s Poorest Fared Since the Early
1980s? POVCALNET Technical Paper World Bank, Washington DC (link on Blackboard)
Clark D and Hulme D (2005) ‘Towards a Unified Framework for Understanding the Depth,
Breadth, and Duration of Poverty’ GPRG Working Paper 20 Brooks World Poverty Institute,
Manchester (link on Blackboard)
Cornia G (ed) (2005) Inequality, Growth and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization
and Globalization Oxford University Press, New York
Dollar D and Kray A (2001) ‘Growth is Good for the Poor’ Policy ResearchPaper 2587
World Bank, Washington DC (link on Blackboard)
Expert Group on Poverty Statistics (2006) Compendium of Best Practices in
Poverty Measurement ECLAC, Rio de Janeiro (especially Chapters 1 and 2)
Jomo K and Baudot B (2007) Flat World, Big Gaps: Economic Liberalization,
Globalization, Inequality, and Poverty Zed Books, London
Grusky D and Kanbur R (eds) (2006) Poverty and Inequality Stanford University Press,
Palo Alto CA.
Meier, G and Rauch, J (eds) (2006) Leading Issues in Economic Development Oxford
University Press, New York Section VII
Sachs J (2005) The End of Poverty: How We Can Make it Happen in our Lifetime
Penguin, London
Secondi G (ed.) (2008) The Development Economics Reader Routledge, London Part 3
Sen A (1999) Development as Freedom Oxford University Press, New York
Todaro, M, and Smith S (2009) Economic Development Addison-Wesley, London, –
Chapter 5
World Bank (2005) Pro-Poor Growth in the 1990s: Lessons and Insights from 14
Countries World Bank, Washington DC (link on Blackboard)
There is a very useful set of downloadable readings available from the World Bank Poverty
Net site – see:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPGI/0,,contentM
DK:20161268~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:342771,00.html
(link on Blackboard)
Data on poverty and inequality can be found on:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/0,,contentMDK:2020
5999~menuPK:497973~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:336992,00.html
(link on Blackboard)