Internet Research Materials:

• International Monetary Fund: Global Trade Liberalization and Developing Countries
• World Bank: Case Study: Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance
• Oxford University: The Political Economy of Poverty
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Ashoka: Innovators for the Public: Economic Development

Questions for Seminar Discussions:

• What is development?
• Discuss the different measurements of development. What are the differences between the World Bank ranking, the Human Development Index, and the one suggested by Prof. Amartya Sen? Which one would you accept as the most appropriate index of development? Why?
• Were you surprised by the finding that democracy has neither a positive nor a negative effect on growth? Why?

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