UGC-NET FOR LECTURESHIP & JRF IN ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS - SCHEME OF LESSONS
SESSION–1:
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ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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MAJOR APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – WEAK-FORM & STRONG-FORM SUSTAINABILITY
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MAJOR DEVELOPMENT INDICES: PQLI, HDI, GDI, GEM, HPI etc.
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THE LIMITS TO GROWTH MODEL
SESSION–2:
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THE CLASSICAL MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT
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MARXIAN MODEL
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MALTHUS, SCHUMPETER & KEYNES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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THE HARROD-DOAMR GROWTH MODEL
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KALDOR’S & JOAN ROBINSON’S GROWTH MODELS
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SOLOW, MEADE & PHELPS VIEWS
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MAJOR STRATEGIES OF DEVELOPMENT: BALANCED & UNBALANCED GROWTH, THE LOW LEVEL EQUILIBRIUM TRAP, THE BIG PUSH AND CRITICAL MINIMUM EFFORT HYPOTHESES
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ROSTOW’S STAGES
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THE LEWIS MODEL
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DUALISM: ITS MEANING & TYPES
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FEI-RANIS MODEL.
SESSION–3:
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ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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ROLE OF FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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POPULATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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CAPITAL FORMATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INFLATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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STATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SESSION–4:
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TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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THE 2-GAP MODEL
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THE PREBISCH-SINGER THESIS
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THE SPREAD-EFFECT & BACKWASH EFFECTS
SESSION–5:
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MAJOR INVESTMENT CRITERIA & THEIR IMPLICATIONS
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THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
SESSION–6:
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ENDOGENOUS GROWTH – ROLE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE
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PLANNING MODELS & THEIR APPLICATIONS IN INDIAN ECONOMY.