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Development and Underdevelopment: The Dynamics of Economic Progress

2001
Development and Underdevelopment: The Dynamics of Economic Progress is a study of economic development, a topic that eminent intellectuals and institutions regard as the most pressing issue facing humanity today. The site approaches the topic from both practical and theoretical directions, explaining the ideas behind development, looking at the lessons historical experience offers, and finally, describing the current situation and encouraging readers to use the analytical tools they acquired to understand the modern world. Topics include developed countries, institutions and organizations, economic systems, government policies, important thinkers, development obstacles and theories, case studies, historical movements, regions, profiles of every underdeveloped country, and more. Several hundred thoroughly researched, original articles, reviewed by an English teacher and professional economist, lucidly explain our topic to novices and experts alike. The site offers sophisticated advances in Internet learning, interactivity, and opportunities for visitor contribution. Valuable educational materials, an innovative Online Classroom, a teachers guide, and a full set of lessons for a school unit on development provide the resources required to study the topic and incorporate our site. Interactive features ranging from numerous simulations that simultaneously captivate and illuminate to enormous and automatically updated information databases that provide neatly arranged data to tests, polls, forums and more also enhance the site, increasing its value for educational purposes. Within every area of the site, visitor contributions are encouraged in a variety of engaging and useful ways because our topic, inherently international and requiring of debate and discussion, can benefit tremendously from worldwide communication and collaboration.