11.167 | Spring 2004 | Undergraduate

Economic Development & Technical Capabilities

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes for the following class sessions are provided below.

SEGMENT # TOPICS
I

Economic Development (PDF)

Firm Formation and Technological Capability Building

II

Theories and History of Underdevelopment (PDF)

Resources

Trade, Imperialism and “Primitive Accumulation

Foreign Trade (again) and Foreign Investment

III

Industrialization (PDF)

Education

Technology

Industry

Enterprise

IV Well-being and Development (PDF)
V Conclusions (PDF)