Chapter 1

Demography and Development

Theory of demographic transition

medium • 1 min read

Population growth and economic development

medium • 2 min read

Microeconomic theory of fertility

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Health, nutrition, and labor productivity

medium • 4 min read

Policy approaches to population and family planning

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 2

Land and Labor Markets in Agriculture

Sharecropping and tenancy contracts

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Interlinked markets in agrarian economies

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Rural credit markets and informal lending

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Risk, crop insurance, and coping strategies

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Agrarian relations and institutional change

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 3

Migration and Urbanization

Harris-Todaro model of rural-urban migration

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Causes and consequences of urbanization

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The informal urban sector

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Remittances and their impact on rural development

medium • 4 min read

Policies for urban development and slum upgrading

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Chapter 4

Environment and Development

Environment-development trade-offs

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Environmental Kuznets curve

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Common property resources and the tragedy of the commons

medium • 3 min read

Sustainable development goals (SDGs)

medium • 4 min read

Climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 5

Globalization and Developing Countries

Trade orientation: import substitution vs export promotion

medium • 1 min read

Terms of trade and the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis

medium • 2 min read

Role of international financial institutions (IMF, World Bank)

medium • 3 min read

Foreign aid, conditionality, and debt relief

medium • 4 min read

Global economic crises and vulnerability of developing nations

medium • 5 min read