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M.A. ECONOMICS (SEMESTER-WISE) - Dr BR Ambedkar University

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DR. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, AGRA .balanced growth, unbalanced growth, critical minimum effort thesis, low-income equilibrium trap;Dualism — technical, behavioural and social.UNIT 4:Sectoral Aspects of Development-Role of agriculture in economic development; Efficiency andproductivity in agriculture, New technology and sustainable agriculture; Globalization and agriculturalgrowth; Rationale and pattern of industrialization in developing countries; The choice of techniques andappropriate technology and employment; Efficiency of small-scale vs. large-scale production; Terms oftrade between agriculture and industry; Infrastructure and its importance; Labour markets and theirfunctioning in developing countries. Trade and Economic Development- International trade as engine ofgrowth; Static and dynamic gains from trade, Tariffs and effective protection; Post-GATT internationaleconomic order; WTO and developing countries.UNIT 5:Allocation of Resources- Need for investment criteria in developing countries — present vs., future,Alternative investment criteria; Cost-benefit analysis, Shadow prices, Project evaluation and UNIDOguidelines.Planning and Development- Need for planning — democratic, decentralized and indicative planning.Micro-level planning- Review of Indian Plan models and planning.BOOKS RECOMMENDED:• Adelman, I. (1961), Theories of Economic Growth and Development, Stanford <strong>University</strong> Press,Stanford.• Barrell, R., G. Mason and M.O. Mahoney (2000), Productivity, Innovation and EconomicPerformance, Cambridge <strong>University</strong> Press, Cambridge.• Barrow, R. and X. Sela-I, Martin, Economic Growth, McGraw Hill, New York.• Behrman, S. and T.N. Srinivasan (1995), Handbook of Development Economics, Vol. 3,• Brown, M. (1966), On the Theory and Measurement of Technical Change, Cambridge<strong>University</strong> Press, Cambridge, Mass.• Chakravarti, S. (1982), Alternative Approaches to the Theory of Economic Growth, Oxford<strong>University</strong> Press, New Delhi.Page 66

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