The concept of ‘Development’ has fascinated many economists around the world, from Adam Smith, Marx and Keynes to Amartya Sen and Devraj Ray. The wealthy nations across the world and international organisations such as the United Nations and World Bank are all showing great interest in resolving the developmental challenges confronted by the underdeveloped and […]
How to Measure Economic Development of a Nation? (With Formulas)
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How to Measure Economic Development of a Country? (With Formula)
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Economists have developed various measures to assess the development of a nation or country like Gross National Income, Per Capita Income, Human Development Index, Physical Quality of Life Index and so on. One of the most important and a simple measure of economic development among them is per capita income. The concept of ‘Development’ has […]
Foreign Aid and Economic Development, 1948-1966
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In this article we will discuss about the impact of foreign aid on economic development, 1948-66 in India. While the volume of private foreign investment and technical collaboration was relatively small, the greater part of foreign capital came on official account either as grants but mostly as government to government loans. These foreign loans, also […]