What Global Climate Initiatives can Teach Us About Economic Development
2 pages, 3-6 paragraphs.
Use the language of everyday speech, simple words.
two insights could be from (big push theory, economic convergence or Solow model, economic degrowth movement, poverty trap, Lewis model)
Other requirements are displayed on attached pictures.
OVERVIEW
Your goal is to change how your reader-an intelligent non-expert (e.g., a non-econ undergraduate student)-thinks about economic development. To do so,you are to write a brief Op-Ed with a title of the form:
What can teach us about economic development
For example, you might fill the gap with a phrase like "tech companies", "Sino-U.S. relations","Indigenous people", "African politics" ,"Pipeline protests ",or "duty-free taxes".You are completely free to fill the gap however you choose the more creative the better. Favour specific over general,e.g.,"tech companies" rather than "corporations","Sino-U.S. relations" rather than "geopolitics","vaccines" rather than "covid","African politics" rather than "Africa" or "Poor Countries",and "duty-free taxes" rather than "taxation".
In your brief Op-Ed you are to illustrate two ideas (insights/arguments/themes) that you have learned from the course by drawing upon material from recent news articles. See here,and here for a guide on writing an Op-Ed. More Op_ Ed resources are included below.
Important Details
The two insights can come from either lectures or readings (or both). The two insights must come from different course topics.
You should have at least two news articles.
All news articles must be published within 3 months of the assignment due date.
What Global Climate Initiatives can teach us about Economic Development
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What Global Climate Initiatives can teach us about Economic Development
The changing world necessitates enhanced concern for economic development for a majority of countries. As such, these countries depend on a variety of economic models and theories to develop plans and guides for prosperity and improved standards of living for their citizens (Ma & Jiang, 2019). Consequently, with the effects of challenges such as climate change continuously causing havoc, it becomes important to rethink the approaches taken regarding economic development (Lo et al., 2019). Therefore, by looking at aspects such as economic convergence and the big push theory, it becomes possible to shed more light on how global climate initiatives can develop new examples to enhance economic development.
The idea of economic convergence offers an approach for shaping the development agenda into a more equitable and inclusive one. As such, developing countries can get an opportunity to catch up to their developed counterparts through the adoption of policies and technologies proven to have previously worked effectively (Ma & Jiang, 2019). For instance, in the context of sustainable farming practices, countries in Africa have adopted innovative farming techniques that have led to significant growth of their agricultural sectors. This has seen the use of technology such as GPS and various sensors that enable the optimization of crop and livestock production (Retief, 2023). This has enabled such countries to narrow the economic gap between themselves and more developed agricultural economies. More so, this has long-lasting effects that assist in preserving natural resources and mitigating the potentially adverse effects of climate change, ultimately ensuring a more robust and resilient economic future.
On the other hand, the big push theory emphasizes the conti...