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    y 42 Principles and Concepts dies Economics and Development St is , most exciting, ang i nt is one of the newest, mos 8 and mo The study of eon tee act disciplines of economics ae pola oe challenging branc! 5 could claim that ‘Adam Smith was the first evelopment omy. Although on Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, was the first treatise udy of the problems and processes of 3 economist” and that his ? , itic st ic development, the systema y P on econo ein Afric, Asia and Latin America as CHOSBDA only over economic develop! Je who would still claim that develop. \ there are some peop! A stil the past five decades. Yet * sreconomics in the same sense > ics is distinct brancl ment economics is not really a c i, say, macroeconomics, labor economics, public finance, or monetary economics, itis si jon and basically an unalt the wuld assert, it is simply an amalgamation an unaltered aeration ofall these traditional fields, but with a specific focus on the individual i ica, Asia, and Latin America.’ | oie ears this viewpoint. Although development economics often draws on relevant principles and concepts from other branches of economics in eithera standard or modified form, for the most part it is a field of study that is rapidly evolving its own distinctive analytic and methodological identity. Development economics is not the same as the economics of advanced capitalist nations (mod- ern “neoclassical” economics). Nor is it similar to the economics of the formerly centralized socialist societies (“Marxist” or “command” economics). Tt is nothing more or less than the economics of contemporary poor, underdeveloped nations with varying ideological orientations, diverse cultural backgrounds, and very com- plex yet similar economic problems that usually demand new ideas and novel approaches. Recent developments in theories of poverty traps, and the role of insti- tutions, confirm this. The awarding of the 1979 Nobel Prize in economics to two eminent development economists, W. Arthur Lewis of Princeton University and Theodore Schultz of the University of Chicago, for their pioneering studies of the development process, provided dramatic confirmation of the status of economic development as a separate field within the economics discipline. Other Nobel laureates have also made major contributions to development economics, notably Amartya Sen, who won the prize in 1998, and Joseph Stiglitz, who won it in 2001. We begin, therefore, by contrasting modem development economics with “tradi- tional” neoclassical economics. We then devote the bulk of this initial chapter to an analysis of the meaning of development. In Chapter 2 we look at the diverse struc- ture and common characteristics of developing countries. The Nature of Development Economics ano eae is concerned primarily with the efficient, least-cost alloc” aati productive resources and with the optimal growth of these resources ever time 6 as to produce an ever-expanding range of goods and services. BY tat ioral economics we simply mean the classical and neoclassical economics ti i mazupiuctry textbooks, Traditional neoclassical economics deals with 2 ad- adjustments, dectsle of perfect markets; consumer sovereignty; automatic PSC nts; decisions made on the basis of marginal, private-profit, and Ut a - focus.on the mechanisms that keep families, regions, and entire nations ii ma ; Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective 43 calculations; and equilibrium outcomes in all product and resource markets. It assumes economic “rationality” and a purely materialistic, individualistic, self- interested orientation toward economic decision making. Political economy goes beyond traditional economics to study, among other things, the social and institutional processes through which certain groups of eco- nomic and political elites influence the allocation of scarce productive resources now and in the future, either exclusively for their own benefit or for that of the larger population as well. Political economy is therefore concerned with the rela- tionship between politics and economics, with a special emphasis on the role of power in economic decision making. q Development economies has an even greater scope. In addition (asin con- cerned with the efficient allocation of existing scarce (of idle) Productive resources and with their sustained growth over time} it must alpdeal, ran the economic, social, political, and institutional mechanisns, both public and private, necessary to bring about rapid (at least-by-historical-standards) and large-scale improve- ments in levels of livifig for the masses of poverty-stricken, malnourished, and illit- erate peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Unlike1 developed coun- tries-(MDCs), inthe less developed countries (LDCs) Ee cotamodity and resource markets are highly imperfect, consumers and producers have limited in- formation, major structural changes are taking place in both the society and the economy, the potential for multiple equilibria rather than a single equilibrium are common, and disequilibrium situations often prevail (prices do not equate supply and-demand)] fit any cases, economic calculations are dominated by political and social priorities such as building a new nation in Africa, replacing foreign ad- visers with local decision makers, resolving tribal or ethnic conflicts, or preserving religious and cultural traditions/At the individual level, family, clan, religious, or tribal considerations may take precedence over private, self-interested utility or profit-maximizing calculations. ) Thus development economics, to a greater extent than traditignal neoclassical economics or even political economy, must be concerned with{the economic, cul- tural, and political requirements for effecting rapid structural and institutional transformations of entire societies ina manner that will most efficiently bring the fruits of economic progress to the broadest segments of their populations)It must traps/and onthe mosteffective strategies for breaking out of these traps|As sucha” larger government role and some degree of coordinated economic decision mak- ing directed toward transforming the economy are usually viewed as essential components of development economics. «(Because of the heterogeneity of the déveloping world and the complexity of the development process, development economics must be eclectic, |attempting to combine relevant concepts and theories from traditional economic analysis along with new models and broader multidisciplinary approaches derived from studying the historical and contemporary development experience of Africa, Asia, and Latin. America. Today development economics is a field on the crest of a breaking wave with new theories and new data continuously emerging. These theories and statis- tics sometimes confirm and sometimes challenge traditional ways of viewing the world. The ultimate purpose of development economics, however, remains p 44 Principles and Concepts constant: to help us better unde! prove the material live Why Study Development Economic: An introductory course in de ter understanding of a numbe! stand developing economies in order to help im. .s of three-quarters of the global population. 5? Some Critical Questions velopment economics should help students gain abet. 1 of critical questions about the economies of develop. le list of 23 such questions followed by the ch, ap. i . The following is a samp! s d Ing nese) in ich they are discussed. They illustrate the kinds of issues ters (in parentheses) in whi faced by almost every developing 1 s g 2 2 nation and, indeed, every development economist, What is the real meaning of development, and how can different economic concepts and theories contribute to a better understanding of the develop. ment process? (Chapters 1, 4, and 5) What are the sources of national and international economic growth? Who ben- ” fits from such growth and why? Why do some countries make rapid progress toward development while many others remain poor? (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5) Which are the most influential theories of development and are they compati- ble? Is underdevelopment an internally (domestically) or externally (interna- tionally) induced phenomenon? (Chapters 4 and 5) What can be learned from the historical record of economic progress in the now developed world? Are the initial conditions similar or different for con- temporary LDCs from what the developed countries faced on the eve of their industrialization? (Chapter 3) How can improvement in the role and status of women have an especially ben- eficial impact on development prospects? (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11) Is rapid population growth threatening the economic progress of developing nations? Do large families make economic sense in an environment of wide- spread poverty and financial insecurity? (Chapter 7) What are the causes of extreme poverty, and what policies have been most ef- fective for improving the lives of the poorest of the poor? (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9. 10. 11, and 17) . Wealthier societies are also healthier ones, because they have more resources for improving nutrition and health care, But does better health also help sPUt successful development? (Chapter 9) Why is there so much unemployment in the developing world, especially in the cities, and why do people continue to migrate to the cities from rural areas even though their chances of finding a job are very slim? (Chapter 8) . Do educational systems in LDCs really promote economic development, oF ar they simply a mechanism to enable certain select groups or classes of people maintain positions of wealth, power, and influence? (Chapter 9) + As 60% to 70% of many LDC populations still reside in rural areas, how ca” agricultural and rural development best be promoted? Are higher agricultural Prices sufficient to stimulate food production, or are rural institution® — Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective 45 changes (land redistribution, roads, transport, education, credit, etc.) also needed? (Chapter 10) 12. What do we mean by “environmentally sustainable development”? Are there Serious economic costs of pursuing sustainable development as opposed to simple output growth, and who bears the major responsibility for global envi- ronmental damage—the rich North’or the poor South? (Chapter 11) . Is expanded international trade desirable from the point of view of the development of poor nations? Who really gains from trade, and how are the advantages distributed among nations? (Chapter 12) 14. Should exports of primary products such as agricultural commodities be pro- moted, or should all LDCs attempt to industrialize by developing their own manufacturing industries as rapidly as possible? (Chapter 13) 15. How did developing nations get into such serious foreign-debt problems, and what are the implications of this debt for the economies of both less developed and more developed nations? (Chapter 14) 16. When and under what conditions should LDC governments adopt a policy of foreign-exchange control, raise tariffs, or set quotas on the importation of cer- tain “nonessential” goods in order to promote their own industrialization or to ameliorate chronic balance of payments problems? What has been the impact of International Monetary Fund “stabilization programs” and World Bank “structural adjustment” lending on the balance of payments and growth prospects of heavily indebted LDCs? (Chapters 13 and 14) 17. Should large and powerful multinational corporations be encouraged to invest in the economies of poor nations, and if so, under what conditions? How have the emergence of the “global factory” and the globalization of trade and fi- nance influenced international economic relations? (Chapters 15 and 18) 3 18. What is the impact of foreign economic aid from rich countries? Should devel- oping countries continue to seek such aid, and if so, under what conditions and for what purposes? Should developed countries continue to offer such aid, and if so, under what conditions and for what purposes? (Chapter 15) 19. Are free markets and economic privatization the answer to development prob- lems, or do developing governments still have major roles to play in their economies? (Chapter 16) 20. What is meant by globalization, and how is it’affecting the developing coun- tries? (Chapters 12 and 13) Why do so many developing countries select such poor development policies, and what can be done to improve these choices? (Chapter 16) 22. What is the role of financial and fiscal policy in promoting development? Do large military expenditures stimulate or retard economic growth? (Chapter 17) 23. How can the extremes between rich and poor countries be so very great? Figure 1.1 illustrates this disparity (Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5). 21. The following chapters analyze and explore these and many related questions. The answers are often more complex than one might think. Remember that the y 46 Principles and Concepts The Rich and the Poor rt The countries in black contain 15% of the world population but produce 50% of world gross do- mestic product (GDP). The countries in dark gray contain 50% of the world population but pro- duce less than 15% of world GDP. ‘Source: William Easterly and Ross Levine, “It’s Not Factor Accumulation: Stylized Facts and Growth Models,” World Bank Boonomic Review, . 15, No.2, 2001, pp. 177-219. Reprinted with permission. ultimate purpose of any course in economics, including development economics, is to help students think systematically about economic problems and issues and formulate judgments and conclusions on the basis of relevant analytic principles and reliable statistical information. Because the problems of development are in many cases unique in the modern world and not often easily understood through the use of traditional economic theories, we may often need unconventional ap- proaches to what may appear to be conventional economic problems. Traditional economic principles can play a useful role in enabling us to improve our under- standing of development problems, but they should not blind us to the realities of local conditions in less developed countries. The Important Role of Values in Development Economics Economics is a social science. It is concerned with human beings and the social systems by which they organize their activities to satisfy basic material needs (e-8- food, shelter, clothing) and nonmaterial wants (e.g., education, knowledge, spiritual fulfillment). Because they are social scientists, economists face the some- Economics, institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective ie in which the objects of their studies—human beings in the Saeed fe—and their own activities are rooted in the same social neither scientific la physical ‘Sciences, the social science of economics can claim castanal ‘ws Nor Universal truths. In economics there can only be tenden- 'S, aN even these are subject to great variations in different countries and cul- Raiey and at different times. Many so-called general economic models are in fact vased onaset of implicit assumptions about human behavior and economic rela- tionships that may have little or no connection with the realities of developing economies. To this extent, their generality and objectivity may be more assumed than real. Economic investigations and analyses cannot simply be lifted out of their institutional, social, and political context, especially when one must deal with the human dilemmas of hunger, poverty, and ill health that plague so much of the world’s population. Itis necessary, therefore, to recognize from the outset that ethical or normative value premises about what is or is not desirable are central features of the economic discipline in general and of development economics in particular. The very concepts of economic development and modernization represent implicit as well as explicit value premises about desirable goals for achieving what Mahatma Gandhi once called the “realization of the human potential.” Concepts or goals such as economic and social equality, the elimination of poverty, universal educa- tion, rising levels of living, national independence, modernization of institutions, political and economic participation, grassroots democracy, self-reliance, and personal fulfillment all derive from subjective value judgments about what is good and desirable and what is not. So too, for that matter, do other values—for example, the sanctity of private property, however acquired, and the right of indi- viduals to accumulate unlimited personal wealth; the preservation of traditional hierarchical social institutions and rigid, inegalitarian class structures; and the supposed “natural right” of some to lead while others follow. When we deal in Parts Two and Three with such major issues of development as poverty, inequality, unemployment, population growth, rural stagnation, and envi- ronmental decay, the mere identification of these topics as problems conveys the value judgment that their improvement or elimination is desirable and therefore good. That there is widespread agreement among many different groups of peo- ple—politicians, academics, and ordinary citizens—that these are desirable goals does not alter the fact that they arise not only out of a reaction to an objective em- pirical or positive analysis of what is but also ultimately from a subjective or nor- mative value judgment about what should be. It follows that value premises, however carefully disguised, are an inherent com- ponent of both economic analysis and economic policy, Economics cannot be value-free in the same sense as, say, physics or chemistry. Thus the validity of eco- nomic analysis and the correctness of economic prescriptions should always be evaluated in light of the underlying assumptions or value premises. Once these sub- jective values have been agreed on by a nation or, more specifically, by those who are responsible for national decision making, specific development goals (e.g., greater income equality) and corresponding public policies (e.g., taxing higher incomes at higher rates) based on “objective” theoretical and quantitative analyses can be 47 48. Principles and Concepts cts and disagreements exist amon, i conflis is ere serious vane aus about desirable goals Or appropriaie Sati it is essential, especially in. the ither case, i hed. In e's value premises always be made clear. ai yn pursued. However, where ser decision makers, the possibility policies is considerably diminishec field of development economics, svt Economies as Social Systems: The Need to Go Bey Simple Economics ially i loping world, must b, i i ecially in the devel 7 E ics and economic systems, esp' a ; fa wed it a broader perspective than that postulated by traditional economics, They mu t of the overall social system of a country ithin the context a Se cea orion ireraatanal global context as well. By social system we and, indeed, within an international ° mean the interdependent relationships between so-called economic and noneco.. nomic factors. The latter include attitudes toward life, work, and authority Public and private bureaucratic, legal, and administrative structures; patterns a inship and religion; cultural traditions; systems of land tenure; the authority an integrity of government agencies; the degree of popular participation in development deci- sions and activities; and the flexibility or rigidity of economic and social classes, Clearly, these factors vary widely from one region of the world to another and from one culture and social setting to another. At the international level, we must also consider the organization and rules of conduct of the global economy—how they were formulated, who controls them, and who benefits most from them. This is es- pecially true today with the spread of market economies and the rapid globaliza- tion of trade, finance, technology, and labor migration. Throughout this book we shall discover that resolving problems to achieve de- velopment is a much more complicated task than some economists would lead us to believe, Increasing national production, raising levels of living, and promoting widespread employment opportunities are all as much a function of the local his’ tory, expectations, values, incentives, attitudes and beliefs, and institutional and Power structure of both the domestic and the global society as they are the direct one of manipulation of strategic economic variables such as savings, in- , product and factor prices, and foreign-exchange rates. As Indonesian in- tellectual Soedjatmoko, former rector of it i Pera has so aptly put of the United Nations University in Tokyo, What Do We Mean ‘by Development? Y Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective 49 m as See Parts Two, Three, and Four, many of the failures of develop- the role of tradit tional pre Precisely because these noneconomic variables (.g., comelor thé intiae a Property rights in allocating resources and distributing in- i ‘nce of religion on attitudes toward modernization and family Planning) were excluded from the analysis. Although the main focus of this book is on development economics and its usefulness in understanding problems of eco- omic and social progress in poor nations, we will try always to be mindful ofthe ial rol _ les that values, attitudes, and institutions, both domestic and interna- tional, play in the overall development process, Because the term development may mean different things to different people, it is important at the outset that we have some working definition or core perspective on its meaning. Without such a perspective and some agreed on measurement criteria, we would be unable to determine which country was actually developing and which was not. This will be our task for the remainder of the chapter and for our first country case study, Brazil, at the end of the chapter. Traditional Economic Measures In strictly economic terms, development has traditionally meant the capacity ofa national economy, whose initial economic condition has been more or less static for a long time, to generate and sustain an annual increase in its gross national product (GNP) at rates of perhaps 5% to 7% or more. (A measure similar to GNP, known as the gross domestic product, ot GDP, is also used. The difference between GNP and GDP will be explained in Chapter 2.) A common alternative economic in- dex of development has been the use of rates of growth of income per capita or per capita GNP to take into account the ability of a nation to expand its output at a rate faster than the growth rate of its population. Levels and rates of growth of “real” per capita GNP (monetary growth of GNP per capita minus the rate of inflation) are normally used to measure the overall economic well-being of a population—how much of real goods and services is available to the average citizen for consumption and investment. Economic development in the past has also been typically seen in terms of the planned alteration of the structure of production and employment so that agriculture's share of both declines and that of the manufacturing and service in- dustries increases. Development strategies have therefore usually focused on rapid industrialization, often at the expense of agriculture and rural development. Fi- nally, these principal economic measures of development have often been supple- mented by casual reference To ONECOTIC sochT indicators: gains in literacy, schooling, health conditions and services, and provision of housing, for instance. A description of the United Nations” important Human Development Index is given in Chapter 2. p 50 Principles and Concepts lopment was nearly aj. 1970s at least, developms mic phen which rapid aan a ae per conor h ee capita GNP growth would either “trickle down” to the mesee® ions ame jobs and other economic opportunities or create the necessary Hl TT nee distribution of the economic and social benefits ro ot reer poverty discrimination, unemployment, and income distr in portance to “getting the growth job done to the e, therefore, prior 7 On the whol eal The New Economic View of Development ; The experience of the 1950s and 1960s, when many developing nations aia realize their economic growth-targets but the levels of living of the ze fs ple re- mained for the most part unchanged, signaled that So eee Seon re Fi ii this narrow definition of development. An increasing 1 n : policymakers clamored for the “dethronement of GNP” and the elevation of direct attacks on widespread absolute poverty, increasingly inequitable income distribu tions, and rising unemployment. In short, during the 1970s, economic develop- ment came to be redefined in terms of the reduction or elimination of poverty, inequality, and unemployment within the context of a growing economy. “Redistri- bution from growth” became a common slogan. Dudley Seers-posed the basic question about the meaning of development succinctly when he asserted: The questions to ask about a country’s development are therefore: What has been happening to poverty? What has been happening to unemployment? What has been hap- pening to inequality? If all three of these have declined from high levels, then beyond doubt this has been a period of development for the country concerned. If one or two of these central problems have been growing worse, especially if all three have, it would be strange to call the result “development” even if per capita income doubled.® This assertion was neither idle speculation nor the description of a hypothetical situation. A number of developing countries experienced relatively high rates of growth of per capita income during the 1960s and 1970s but showed little or no im: provement or even an actual decline in employment, equality, and the real in- comes of the bottom 40% of their populations. By the earlier growth definition, these countries were developing; by the newer poverty, equality, and employment civeria, they were not. The situation in the 1980s and 1990s worsened further as GNP growth rates turned negative for many LDCs, and governments, facing mounting foreign-debt problems, were forced to cut back on their already limited social and economic programs. Nor can we count on high rates of growth in the de- veloped world to trickle down to the Poor in developing countries. In the 1990s while the United States, the United Kingdom, and other high-income countries en- es a strong Sronoipie boom, average incomes declined in sub-Saharan Africa, . bret prea a ae ve region in extreme Poverty (at less than $1 per day) rose de ca aie Phenomenon of development or the existence of a chronic state of un- velopment is not merely a question of economics or even one of quantitative measurement of incomes, employment, and inequality. Underdevelopment is @ SS) jer Com \und&es theR aon av. Can comms Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective 51 Un DH Fen Code Len LS vo te! s real fact of life for more than 3 billion peoplein the poe state ofmindagmnach D ra as a state of national poverty. As Denis Goulet has so forcefully portrayed it: TN Gh Underdevelopment is shocking: the squalor, disease, unnecessary deaths, and hopeless: ness of it all! No man understands if underdevelopment remains for him a mere statistic reflecting low income, poor housing, premature mortality or underemployment. The © PP most empathetic observer can speak objectively about underdevelopment only after un- dergoing, personally or vicariously, the “shock of underdevelopment.” This unique cul- ture shock comes to one as he is initiated to the emotions which prevail in the “culture of Poverty.” The reverse shock is felt by those living in destitution when a new self- understanding reveals to them that their life is neither human nor inevitable... The 2 prevalent emotion of underdevelopment is a sense of personal and societal impotence in the face of disease and death, of confusion and ignorance as one gropes to understand Stag change, of servility toward men whose decisions govern the course of events, of hopeless- Wee: ness before hunger and natural catastrophe. Chronic poverty is a cruel kind of hell, and one cannot understand how cruel that hell is merely by gazing upon poverty as an object.’ The World Bank, which during the 1980s championed economic growth as the goal of development, joined the chorus of observers taking a broader perspective when, ¥'e" in its 1991 World Development Report, it asserted: Var The challenge of development... is to improve the quality of life. Especially in the oe world’s poor countries, a better quality of life generally calls for higher incomes—butitin- C2 volves much more. It encompasses as ends in themselves better éducatibn, higher stan- gy dards of health and nutrition, less poverty, a cleaner environment, iore equality of opportunity, greater individual freedom, and a richer cultural life.° aw Development must therefore be conceived of as a multidimensional process‘! involving major changes in social structures, popular attitudes, and national _;,, institutions, as well as the acceleration of economic growth, the reduction of in- equality, and the eradication of poverty. Development, in its essence, must repre- We sent the whole gamtut of change by which an entire social system, tuned to the di- verse basic needs and desires of individuals and social groups within that system, 444 moves away from a condition of life widely perceived as unsatisfactory toward asit- Quew uation or condition of life regarded as materially and spiritually better. No one has identified the human goals of economic development as well as Amartya Sen, per- ~X haps the leading thinker on the meaning of development. a permen bo a As 29) won Sen’s “Capabilities” Approach he Roe op The view that income and wealth are not ends in themselves but instruments for other purposes goes back at least as far as Aristotle. Amartya Sen, the 1998 Nobel laureate in economics, argues that the “capability to function” is what really mat- ters for status as a poor or nonpoor person.” As Sen put it, “Economic growth can- not be sensibly treated as an end in itself. Development has to be more concerned with enhancing the lives we lead and the freedoms we enjoy.” Pa In effect Sen argues that poverty cannot be properly measured by income or even by utility as conventionally understood; what matters is not the things a per-y son has—or the feelings these provide—but what a person is, or can be, and does, Car - ae - pon, Se ne Poverty, Inequality, and Development 245 7 dergone upheavals or extended civil ansek develOpMENE progress by sifife that hav an © cost countless lives and Seas of politics often tends to be ie the ea with high inequality, the tie" rather than on policies to increase its size (Chapre Sra oeae te ee i cin more detail). ; 8 s shapter 16 examines these con- « qally, extreme inequality is : ae Rawls proposed a thought error ema The eminent philoso. uppose that, before you were born into this world, Maes pe ea gyerall level of inequality among the earth’s people—but not your oxy Raeace that you might be Born as Bill Gates, but you might be born the mos wretchedly Pe Car in rural Ethiopia with equal probability, Rawls alls this certainty the “veil of ignorance.” The question is, facing this kind of risk, w ee rine doom arte Kd of woul Wusee around you? If the degree of equality had no effect on the level of income or rate of growth, most people would vote for nearly perfect equality. Of course, if everyone had the same income no matter what, there would be little incentive to work hard, gain skills, or innovate, As a result, most people vote for some inequality of income outcomes, to the extent that these correspond to incentives for hard work or innovation. But even so, most vote for less inequality than seen in the world (or in virtually any country) today. This is because much of the inequality we ob- serve in the world is based on luck or extraneous factors, such as inborn ability to hita ball with a stick, or simply the identity of ones great-grandparents. Forall of these reasons, for this part of the analysis we will write welfare, W, as cel W=W(Y,1,P) (6.5) where Y is income per capita and enters our welfare function positively, I is in- equality and enters negatively, and Ps absolute poverty and also enters negatively. These three components have distinct significance, and we need to consider all three elements to achieve an overall assessment of welfare in developing countries. Dualistic Development and Shifting Lorenz Curves: Some Stylized Typologies In his classic book Poverty, Inequality and Development, Gary 8. Fields demon- strates how Lorenz curves can be used to analyze three limiting cases of dualistic development.” He distinguishes among three stylized development typologies: 1. The modern-sector enlargement growth typology, in which the two-sector economy develops by enlarging the size of its modern sector while maintain- ing constant wages in both sectors: ‘This is the case depicted by the Lewis model in Chapter 4, It corresponds roughly to the historical growth pattern of Western developed nations and, to alesser extent, the pattern in countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. 2. The modern-sector enrichment growth typology, in which the economy grows but such growth is limited to a fixed number of people in the modern sector, ~

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