Suggested short readings to accompany chapters
Chapter 1: What is development? Indicators and issues
The Economist. “The world’s next great leap forward: Towards the end of poverty.” June 1, 2013.
The Economist. “Fighting poverty in emerging markets: The gloves go on. Lessons from Brazil, China and India.” November 26, 2009.
The Economist. “Poverty: Growth or safety net? Eradicating extreme poverty is no longer a pipe dream. But first governments must agree on their approach.” September 21, 2013.
The Economist. “Global economic development. Unsustainable goals: 2015 will be a big year for global governance. Perhaps too big.” March 28, 2015.
Chapter 2: The state of development
YouTube. Hans Rosling, “New insights on poverty.” TED presentation. http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty
The Washington Post. “A surprising map of the best and worst countries to be born into today.” January 7, 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/01/07/a-surprising-map-of-the-best-and-worst-countries-to-be-born-into-today/
The Economist. “The geography of poverty. Working out how to help the world’s poorest depends on where they live.” September 1, 2012.Chapter 3: History of thought in development economics
Acemoglu, Daron. 2003. “Root Causes: A historical approach to assessing the role of institutions in economic development.” Finance & Development June: 27 ̶ 30.
Chapter 4: Impact evaluation of development policies and programs
The Economist. “The Big Push Back: Randomized trials could help show whether aid works.” December 3, 2011.
The Economist. “A partial marvel: Microcredit may not work wonders but it does help the entrepreneurial poor.” July 16, 2009.
Dizikes, Peter. 2012. “Taking credit: When Thailand’s government started offering microfinance loans to villagers, did anyone benefit? An MIT economist investigates.” MIT News Office http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2012/thai-village-0510?tmp
The Economist. “Economics focus. To do with the price of fish: How do mobile phones promote economic growth? A new paper provides a vivid example.” May 10, 2007.
Chapter 5: Poverty and vulnerability analysis
YouTube. “The Mumbai Makeover.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iC71S3o-4U&feature=related
The Economist. “The goal of ending poverty by 2030 is worthy but increasingly out of reach.” February 28, 2015.
The Economist. “Poverty’s long farewell: The goal of ending poverty by 2030 is worthy but increasingly out of reach.” Feb. 28, 2015.
Chapter 6: Inequality and inequity
Cassidy, John. “Piketty’s Inequality Story in Six Charts.” The New Yorker, March 26, 2014.
Berman, Sheri. “Francis Fukuyama’s Political Order and Political Decay.” The New York Times, Sunday Review of Books. September 11, 2014.
YouTube. Angus Deaton. “The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwLNqDbPNBw
Chapter 7: International trade and development
The Economist. “EU-Chinese trade. Outlook: cloudy. A spat over solar panels.” June 8, 2013.
The Economist. “Economic history: Why did The Economist favor free trade?” September 6, 2013.
The Economist. “Cotton suicides: The great unraveling. Is globalization killing India’s cotton farmers?” January 18, 2007.
Thottam, Jyoti. “Two Indias.” A review of An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions by Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen. The New York Times, September 6, 2013. https://bspace.berkeley.edu/access/content/group/1a662045-2eda-4247-8120-8e4307169e51/Short%20Readings/6%20-%20%E2%80%98An%20Uncertain%20Glory%2C%E2%80%99%20by%20Dr%C3%A8ze%20and%20Sen-NYT.pdf
Shaiken, Harley. “The NAFTA Paradox.” The Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies, Spring 2014: 36 ̶ 43. http://clas.berkeley.edu/research/trade-nafta-paradox
Chapter 8: Explaining economic growth: the macro level
The Economist. “Emerging economies: The great deceleration.” July 27, 2013.
Chapter 9: Endogenous economic growth
The Economist. “China’s economy: Bamboo capitalism. China’s success owes more to its entrepreneurs than its bureaucrats. Time to bring them out of the shadows.” March 10, 2011Chapter 10: International finance and development
YouTube. Aneel Karnani, Fighting Poverty Together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQlSe_tqiiU
The Economist. “Currencies. Buck to the future: Is the dollar starting another long-term rally?” October 11, 2014.
Rosenberg, Tina. “Avoiding the curse of the oil-rich nations.” The New York Times, February 13, 2013 https://bspace.berkeley.edu/access/content/group/1a662045-2eda-4247-8120-8e4307169e51/Short%20Readings/Avoiding%20the%20Curse%20of%20the%20Oil-Rich%20Nations%20-%20NYTimes.com.html
Landler, Mark. “Seeing its own money at risk, China rails at U.S.” The New York Times, October 15, 2013. https://bspace.berkeley.edu/access/content/group/1a662045-2eda-4247-8120-8e4307169e51/Short%20Readings/Seeing%20Its%20Own%20Money%20at%20Risk,%20China%20Rails%20at%20U.S.%20-%20NYTimes.com.pdfChapter 11: Population and development
The Economist. “Fertility decline, the demographic dividend, poverty and inequality: Demography and inequality.” August 2, 2012.
The Economist. “Demography, growth, and the environment. Falling fertility: Astonishing falls in the fertility rate are bringing with them big benefits.” October 29, 2009.
Chapter 12: Labor and migration
The Economist. “Urban poverty in India: A flourishing slum. The residents of Dharavi, allegedly Asia’s biggest slum, are thriving in hardship” December 19, 2007.
The Economist. “Drain or Gain: Poor countries can end up benefiting when their brightest citizens emigrate.” May 26, 2011.
Chapter 13: Financial services for the poor
You Tube. “Microfinance - Does it really work?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4wxo5IHpT0
You Tube. “How Micro-Credit Is Revolutionizing Bangladesh.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijdQdrXsUPY&feature=related
Dewan, Shaila. “Microcredit for Americans.” The New York Times, October 28, 2013.
The Economist. “Brazil’s Bolsa Familia: How to get children out of jobs and into school. The limits of Brazil’s much admired and emulated anti-poverty program.” July 29, 2010.
Chapter 14: Social-assistance programs and targeting
The Economist. “Rural India: A tale of two villages.” October 17, 2012
The Economist. “Reforming welfare in India. Cash, with strings Why India should hand out cash, rather than fuel and food, to the needy.” November 10, 2012.
The Economist. “Rethinking the welfare state. Asia’s next revolution: Countries across the continent are building welfare states—with a chance to learn from the West’s mistakes.” September 8, 2012.
Chapter 15: Sustainable development and the environment
The Economist. “Better REDD than dead: A special report on forests. Tropical forests’ best hope.” September 23, 2010
Chapter 16: CPR and determinants of cooperation
Vernooy, Ronnie. 2011. “How Mongolian Herders Are Transforming Nomadic Pastoralism.” The Solutions Journal 2(5): 82 ̶ 7. http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/983
The New York Times. “Fossil-Fuel Emissions by Country.” November 16, 2013.http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/11/16/world/europe/Fossil-Fuel-Emissions-by-Country.html?ref=world&_r=0
Chapter 17: Human capital: education and health
The Economist. “The path through the fields. Bangladesh has dysfunctional politics and a stunted private sector. Yet it has been surprisingly good at improving the lives of its poor.” November 3, 2012.
The Economist. “Education: Reaching the poorest: Enrolling the world’s poorest children in school needs new thinking, not just more money from taxpayers.” January 21, 2010.
YouTube. “The Doctor Who Would Cure Haiti”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVZV1RMDOcs
Chapter 18: Agriculture for development
The Economist. “Farming in Africa: Cold comfort farms.” September 4, 2013.
The Economist. “Brazilian agriculture. The miracle of the Cerrado: Brazil has revolutionized its own farms. Can it do the same for others?” August 26, 2010.
The Economist. “Global Food Security Index 2015: Special Report: The Role of Innovation in Meeting Food Security Challenges.” The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2015.
Chapter 19: Development aid and its effectiveness
Gore, Charles. 2013. “The New Development Cooperation Landscape: Actors, approaches, architecture.” Journal of International Development 25: 769 ̶ 86
Chapter 21: Political economy and the role of the state
YouTube. Daron Acemoglu on Why Nations Fail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z5RAZlv2UQ
Chapter 22: The economics of farm households
The World Bank. “Rural households and their pathways out of poverty.” World Development Report 2007: Agriculture for Development. Chapter 3.