The TMA is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains two long-answer questions worth 20 marks each. Section B contains four medium-answer questions worth 12 marks each. Section C contains two short-answer questions worth 6 marks each. Students must answer all questions in their own words by the given deadlines. The assignment aims to evaluate students' ability to present answers in a systematic, precise, and coherent manner.
The TMA is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains two long-answer questions worth 20 marks each. Section B contains four medium-answer questions worth 12 marks each. Section C contains two short-answer questions worth 6 marks each. Students must answer all questions in their own words by the given deadlines. The assignment aims to evaluate students' ability to present answers in a systematic, precise, and coherent manner.
The TMA is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains two long-answer questions worth 20 marks each. Section B contains four medium-answer questions worth 12 marks each. Section C contains two short-answer questions worth 6 marks each. Students must answer all questions in their own words by the given deadlines. The assignment aims to evaluate students' ability to present answers in a systematic, precise, and coherent manner.
The TMA is divided into three sections worth a total of 100 marks. Section A contains two long-answer questions worth 20 marks each. Section B contains four medium-answer questions worth 12 marks each. Section C contains two short-answer questions worth 6 marks each. Students must answer all questions in their own words by the given deadlines. The assignment aims to evaluate students' ability to present answers in a systematic, precise, and coherent manner.
Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 BECE-016 Economic Development: Comparative Analysis And Contemporary Issues Assignment (TMA) 2016-17
Programme Code: BDP
Course Code: BECE-016
Dear Student,
As explained in the Programme Guide for BDP, you will have to do one assignment for this Elective course in Economics (BECE-016). This is a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and carries 100 marks.
It is important that you write answers to all the questions in your own words. The TMA is designed to enable you to answer different categories of questions. Here evaluation is made keeping in view your ability to present your answer in a systematic, precise and coherent manner. The assignment is divided into three Sections. Remember that all questions are compulsory. Section A comprises two long answer questions of 20 marks each. Section B comprises four questions of 12 marks each while in Section C you have to answer two questions of 6 marks each.
Submission: The completed assignments should be submitted to the Coordinator of your
Study Centre on or before March 31, 2017 for the session July, 2016 and on or before 30 September 2017 for the session January 2017.
A. Long Answer Questions. (Answer in about 500 words each) 2 x 20=40
1. Critically examine the conceptual difference between the ideas of economic growth and economic development. How is growth of an economy conventionally measured?
2. What is Public Private Partnership? Explain the major forms, main features and strengths of Public Private Partnerships.
B. Medium Answer Questions. (Answer in about 250 words each) 4 x 12=48
3. What do you mean by Endogenous Growth Theory?
4. What are the nuances in the concept of ‘sustainable development’ as defined in ‘Our Common Future’ authored by the World Commission on Environment and Development?
5. Illustrate the salient features of India’s foreign trade.
6. Discuss the concepts and types of ‘dualism’. Do you think they reinforce each other?
C. Short Answer Questions. (Answer in about 100 words each) 2 x 6=12
7. Differentiate between following:
a) Warranted rate of growth and Natural rate of growth.
b) Finance capitalism and Monopoly capitalism. c) Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy.
8. Write short notes on:
a) Marxism b) Steady State Growth c) Four Asian Tigers
