In this the first in an eight-part series covering the causes of economic growth and development, I provide an introduction to the key concepts of absolute and relative poverty, different theories of development, and how GDP is defined and measured. I also discuss the differences between rural and urban poverty, give an overview of the different levels of development of various countries around the world, and outline some of the major methodological challenges in studying causes of economic growth around the world. Recommended pre-listening is Episode 12: The Price System, and Episode 56: The Gains from Trade.
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Episode 105: Agriculture, Urbanisation, and Structural Change
Episode 104: The History of the World Economy and Growth
Episode 102: Photosynthesis Part II
Episode 101: Photosynthesis Part I
Special Episode: History and Future of the Show
Episode 100: Unsolved Problems in Science
Episode 99: Plant Reproduction and Fruit
Episode 98: Electromagnetic Radiation
Episode 97: Plant Structure and Function
Special Episode - Jared Bauer on Science and Philosophy in Movies
Episode 96: How Computers Work Part VI - High Level Programming and Software
Episode 95: How Computers Work Part V - Assembly Language and the Operating System
Episode 94: How Computers Work Part IV - Processor Architecture and Machine Code
Episode 93: How Computers Work Part III - Logic Gates and Components
Episode 92: How Computers Work Part II - Silicon and Transistors
Episode 91: How Computers Work Part I - What is a Computer?
Episode 90: Climate Systems
Episode 89: The Atmosphere
Episode 88: Cartography and Earths Seasons
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