section of literature review, several studies have shown that there is a close relationship between economic development and the risks to relapse to conflict, relationship that indicates that both growth and higher levels of income that growth cumulatively, bring risks down. Nonetheless, economic theory has not yet reached a consensus on the economic impact of conflict. On one hand, neoclassical growth theory states that an economy recovers relatively quickly, and converges to its steady state…
“trade integration, political ideology, and loans and grants” what could be missing is the inherent dependence on the US for support in the possibility of a counter/initial revolution. In such a case they would be more than willing to endure the economic hit in exchange for the military power necessary to maintain government stability and stay in…
ENDOGENOUS GROWTH MODEL INTRODUCTION In economics the pending question as always been “How do we boast GDP and GDP growth rate”, “How can we grow faster” it is discovered that in solow growth model GDP and GDP growth rate are determined by savings rate, population growth rate, and rate of technological progress. Economies that are advanced in technology, the advancement of knowledge is a very key determinant of growth, however, economies that are less developed, theoretical and empirical…
When Tony Binns wrote “Dualistic and Unilinear Concepts of Development” he discussed the move of the definition of development to a benefit to mankind perspective away from the most commonly understood definition of development which was an economic one. Binns pointed out that development is now being regarded from the angle of fulfilment of basic needs. Binns’ opinion much like Truman’s opinion which he outlined in his inaugural address. He framed the role richer countries should play…
Growing concern for the future environmental and social climate has brought many to argue for a fundamental overhaul of the modern economic axioms. Indeed, the notion that a finite biophysical system is incapable of sustaining infinite economic growth is responsible for the increasing popularity of the degrowth movement. What follows is a critical assessment of the desirability and feasibility of a degrowth economy. More specifically, Sen’s capabilities approach is used to assess whether or not…
Keynesianism on economic sustainable development Keynesians examine the relationship between money, unemployment and prices. The main idea is the fact that the amount of money that people were saving was more than which was being invested. Keynesians argue that this can happen when the interest rates on savings are high and people will want to make more money from their savings. However, this leads to rising rates of unemployment, because people do not want to spend much of what they earn from…
They argued that the Japanese economy in 1870s was in line with the neoclassical trade model. Japan was considered as a competitive economy, Even Deardoff (1980) agreed with the law of comparative advantage and the Ricardian model. Empirical Evidence Supporting the HO Model The classical test of the HO model was done by Leontieff…
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so in the past and, for a dozen years, the information and communications technology illustrate the processing capacity and the growth potential of innovation. These new techniques, like all revolutions, however, necessitate the invention of a new economic model. 1. Innovation increases productivity Technological progress leads to growth because it increases productivity. It is obvious to new production techniques, a little less for new products. New production assets, besides those that are…
contributor is Theodore Schultz, who was the Nobel Memorial Prize Winner in Economic Sciences in the year 1979. Shucltz (1961) delivered his address during the 1960 American Economic Association, entitled “Investment in Human Capital”, this is considered as the symbol which was born as the human capital theory. The human capital theory goes glory after him, great progress has been obtained in microeconomics, labor economics, growth theory and the theory of income…