Rodrigo Telles's List: IB Curriculum first 2013 - SECTION 4 - DEVELOPMENT

• Theory of knowledge: potential connections  

   

  What are the knowledge issues involved in compiling a list of development goals?

   

  Does the term “economic development” mean different things in different cultures?

   

  Are there two ways of thinking about economics: from the point of view of an economically more developed country or from that of an economically less developed country? If so, what is the difference? Are there two different sets of values in which such a distinction is grounded?

   

  How can we decide if the distinction between economically more developed countries and economically less developed countries is a meaningful one given that economic development itself might not be so clearly defined?

• Theory of knowledge: potential connections 

   

  What criteria could we use to determine whether a particular method for measuring development is effective?

   

  What knowledge issues might be encountered in constructing a composite indicator to measure development?

• Theory of knowledge: potential connections 

   

  For each factor, what would you consider to be sufficient evidence that it plays a role in enhancing or inhibiting development?

• Theory of knowledge: potential connections 

   

  What criteria can economists use to decide on the balance between markets and intervention?

   

  Is development economics dependent upon external normative notions such as what constitutes a good or fulfilled life?

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