Economic development

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Economic development is the increase in the standard of living in a nation's population with sustained growth from a simple, low-income economy to a modern, high-income economy.
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the local quality of life could be improved, economic development would be enhanced. Its scope includes the process and policies by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social wellbeing of its people.
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Gonalo L Fonsesca at the New School for Social Research defines economic development as "the analysis of the economic development of nations."
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The University of Iowa's Center for International Finance and Development states that: 'Economic development' is a term that economists, politicians, and others have used frequently in the 20th century. The concept, however, has been in existence in the West for centuries. Modernization, Westernization, and especially Industrialization are other terms people have used when discussing economic development. Although no one is sure when the concept originated, most people agree that development is closely bound up with the evolution of capitalism and the demise of feudalism.
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The study of economic development by social scientists encompasses theories of the causes of industrial-economic modernization, the phases or waves of economic development historically used by economic developers, plus organizational and related aspects of enterprise development in modern societies. It embraces sociological research on business organization and enter prise development from a historical and comparative perspective; specific processes of the evolution (growth, modernization) of markets and management-employee relations; and culturally related crossnational similarities and differences in patterns of industrial organization in contemporary Western societies. On the subject of the nature and causes of the considerable variations that exist in levels of industrial-economic growth and performance internationally, it seeks answers to such questions as: "Why are levels of direct foreign investment and labour productivity significantly higher in some countries than in others?"
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Mansell and Wehn state that development has been understood since the second World War to involve economic growth, increases in per capita income, and attainment of a standard of living equivalent to that of industrialized countries.
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Economy Development can also be considered as a static theory that documents the state of economy at a certain time. According to Schumpeter (2003)
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the changes in this equilibrium state to

document in economic theory can only be caused by intervening factors coming from the outside. Economic development typically involves improvements in a variety of indicators such as literacy rates, life expectancy, and poverty rates. GDP does not take into account other aspects such as

leisure time, environmental quality, freedom, or social justice; alternative measures of economic wellbeing have been proposed (more). A country's economic development is related to its human development, which encompasses, among other things, health and education. These factors are, however, closely related to economic growth so that development and growth often go together.
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1 Intensive versus extensive growth 2 Does growth create development? 3 Models of economic development

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3.1 HarrodDomar model 3.2 Exogenous growth model 3.3 Endogenous growth model 3.4 Information-led development

4 Measuring economic development 5 Regional policy

5.1 Economic developers

6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit]Intensive versus extensive growth A closely related idea is the difference between extensive and intensive economic growth. Extensive growth refers to the increase of overall wealth, while intensive growth refers to the increase of per capita wealth. Unlike extensive growth, intensive growth is mainly driven by productivity growth and technological progress. While economies in the pre-industrialization period grew extensively, intensive growth is a relatively recent phenomenon that came with modern economic growth. [edit]Does growth create development? Dependency theorists argue that poor countries have sometimes experienced economic growth with little or no economic development; for instance, in cases where they have functioned mainly as resource-providers to wealthy industrialised countries. There is an opposing argument, however, that growth causes development because some of the increase in income gets spent on human development such as education and health. According to Ranis et al. (2000),
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we view economic growth to human development as a two-way

relationship. Moreover, Ranis suggested that the first chain consist of economic growth benefiting

human development with GNP. Namely, GNP increases human development by expenditure from families, government and organizations such as NGOs. With the increase in economic growth, families and individuals will likely increase expenditures with the increased in incomes, which leads to increase in human development. Further, with the increased in expenditures, health, education tend to increases in the country and later will contribute to economic growth. In addition to increasing private incomes, economic growth also generate additional resources that can be used to improve social services (such as healthcare, safe drinking water etc...). By generating additional resources for social services, unequal income distribution will be limited as such social services are distributed equally across each community; benefiting each individual. Thus, increasing living standards for the public.
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To summarize, as noted in Anands article (1993),

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we can view the relationship between human

development and economic development in three different explanations. First, increase in average income leading to improvement in health and nutrition (known as Capability Expansion through Economic Growth). Second, it is believed that social outcomes can only be improved by reducing income poverty (known as Capability Expansion through Poverty Reduction). Thirdly, (known as Capability Expansion through Social Services), defines the improvement of social outcomes with essential services such as education, health care, and clean drinking water. [edit]Models

of economic development

The 3 building blocks of most growth models are: 1. the production function, 2. the saving function 3. the labor supply function (related to population growth). Together with a saving function, growth rate equals s/ (s is the saving rate, and is the capital-

output ratio). Assuming that the capital-output ratio is fixed by technology and does not change in the short run, growth rate is solely determined by the saving rate on the basis of whatever is saved will be invested. [edit]HarrodDomar

model

The HarrodDomar model delineates a functional economic relationship in which the growth rate of gross domestic product (g) depends positively on the national saving ratio (s) and inversely on the national capital/output ratio (k) so that it is written as g = s / k. [edit]Exogenous

growth model

The exogenous growth model (or neoclassical growth model) of Robert Solow and others places emphasis on the role of technological change. Unlike the Harrod-Domar model, the saving rate will only determine the level of income but not the rate of growth. The sources-of-growth measurement

obtained from this model highlights the relative importance of capital accumulation (as in the Harrod Domar model) and technological change (as in the Neoclassical model) in economic growth. The original Solow (1957) study showed that technological change accounted for almost 90 percent of U.S. economic growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Empirical studies on developing countries have shown different results (see Chen, E.K.Y.1979 Hyper-growth in Asian Economies). Also see, Krugman (1994), who maintained that economic growth in East Asia was based on perspiration (use of more inputs) and not on inspiration (innovations) (Krugman, P., 1994 The Myth of Asias Miracle, Foreign Affairs, 73). Even so, in our postindustrial economy, economic development, including in emerging countries is now more and more based on innovation and knowledge. Creating business clusters is one of the strategies used. One well known example is Bangalore in India, where the software industry has been encouraged by government support including Software Technology Parks. However, when looking at the growth rate put forward from the neoclassical growth model, it seems to suggest that countries with same characteristics and technology will eventually converge to the same rate of growth. However, one should know that the knowledge presented in countries that promotes technological advancement is not stationary. Meaning that knowledge are linked to individual and not to the country. According to Lucas Jr (1988)
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growth model

A complete explanation of economic development requires a self-starting and self-sustaining model of economic growth that is not provided by neoclassical and Keynesian growth models. The dynamicstrategy model, which is based on an endogenous demand-side theory, provides these characteristics. This model was developed by G.D. Snooks in Longrun Dynamics (1998) and Global Transition(1999). [edit]Information-led

development

Information-led development (ILD) most commonly refers to a development strategy whereby a developing country makes as a primary economic policy focus the creation and development of a national information technology (IT) sector with the express aim of relying on this sector as an engine of growth. Notable examples of such countries are India and the Philippines. More recently, a new formulation of ILD has emerged. With origins in community economic development in the United States, the new ILD model describes the use of data to generate actionable information or information solutions to development challenges. Examples of this include the inclusion of non-financial payment obligations in consumer credit files, also known as alternative

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Union. If the Caucasus were included, Europe would be one of the fastest growing continents in the world. Most countries are growing at a medium speed; however, many smaller countries exceed 7% and grow exceptionally faster than their neighbors. Out of the 10 fastest growing countries in the world, only 1 is in Europe. Overall in the 20th century Asia was seen as the area with most growth; however, in the 21st century, most of this has been dominated by China. Some spots of growth are starting to appear in East and even South Asia. Most nations with high populations have seen high growth especially. Out of the 10 fastest growing countries 3 were directly in Asia, and 3 indirectly or partially. Meanwhile Oceania has seen moderate growth. The only exceptional growth in Oceania has been on Vanuatu. Some countries have negative growth, most often due to ongoing wars or hyperinflation. These countries include Palestinean territories, imbabwe, Fiji and Chad. Other sources of information can also be used to demonstrate economic development. These include GVA, Unemployment and Business Data. [edit]Regional

policy

In its broadest sense, policies of economic development encompass three major areas:  Governments undertaking to meet broad economic objectives such as price stability, high employment, and sustainable growth. Such efforts include monetary and fiscal policies, regulation of financial institutions, trade, and tax policies.  Programs that provide infrastructure and services such as highways, parks, affordable housing, crime prevention, and K12 education.  Job creation and retention through specific efforts in business finance, marketing, neighborhood development, workforce development, small business development, business retention and expansion, technology transfer, and real estate development. This third category is a primary focus of economic development professionals. [edit]Economic

developers

Economic development, which is thus essentially economics on a social level, has evolved into a professional industry of highly specialized practitioners. The practitioners have two key roles: one is to provide leadership in policy-making, and the other is to administer policy, programs, and projects. Economic development practitioners generally work in public offices on the state, regional, or municipal level, or in public-private partnerships organizations that may be partially funded by local, regional, state, or federal tax money. These economic development organizations (EDO's) function as individual entities and in some cases as departments of local governments. Their role is to seek out new economic opportunities and retain their existing business wealth.

There are numerous other organizations whose primary function is not economic development work in partnership with economic developers. They include the news media, foundations, utilities, schools, health care providers, faith-based organizations, and colleges, universities, and other education or research institutions. With more than 20,000 professional economic developers employed world wide in this highly specialized industry, the International Economic Development Council [IEDC] [3] headquartered in Washington, D.C. is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping economic developers do their job more effectively and raising the profile of the profession. With over 4,500 members across the US and internationally, serving exclusively the economic development community, IEDC membership represents the entire range of the profession ranging from regional, state, local, rural, urban, and international economic development organizations, as well as chambers of commerce, technology development agencies, utility companies, educational institutions, consultants and redevelopment authorities. Many individual states also have associations comprising economic development professionals, who work closely with IEDC. There are issues with economic development professionals' attitudes towards both themselves and their careers. Many believe that progress made in economic development is caused by chance and that they had little to do with it. This is widespread across the U.S.
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There is intense competition between communities, states, and nations for new economic development projects in today's globalized world, and the struggle to attract and retain business is further intensified by the use of many variations of economic incentives to the potential business such as; tax incentives, help with investment capital, donated land and many others. IEDC places significant attention on the various activities undertaken by economic development organizations to help them compete and sustain vibrant communities. Additionally, the use of community profiling tools and database templates to measure community assets versus other communities is also an important aspect of economic development. Job creation, economic output, and increase in taxable basis are the most common measurement tools. When considering measurement, too much emphasis has been placed on economic developers for "not creating jobs." However, the reality is that economic developers do not typically create jobs, but facilitate the process for existing businesses and start-ups to do so. Therefore, the economic developer must make sure that there are sufficient economic development programs in place to assist the businesses achieve their goals. Those types of programs are usually policy -created and can be local, regional, statewide and national in nature.

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