Economic Development: What is It and What is the Appropriate Theory
This paper debates the two main theories of economic development, structuralism and neo-liberalism. Despite misgivings, it supports the former. It provides a lot of good empirical data and independent research. The bibliography has about double the number of required sources. A table of contents gives a general idea of the paper, and the appendixes are long. This was a particularly difficult essay to write because of the very nature of the course. Economic theorists are too limited in their scope, not creating large structural models like a political scientist might or taking proper account of history. Frankly the little equations they create are ridiculous and are hardly able to predict the past effectively, let alone the future.
Pages: 26
Bibliography: 10 source(s) listed
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