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Economic Development

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Social Science

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Economic Development: Concept and Meaning

  • Economic development shows constant increase in National Income of a country
  • It includes three main components: increase in national income, increase in per capita income, and improvement in living standards
  • National Income is the total income of the country
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Economic Progress vs Economic Development

  • Economic development is qualitative while economic progress is quantitative
  • Economic development is the first stage, progress comes after development
  • Development involves new research and innovation (like hybrid seeds increasing agricultural production)
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Features of Developing Economy

  • Countries with per capita income less than $735 (World Bank 2004) are developing economies
  • Nine key features: (1) Less per capita income, (2) High population growth (2%+), (3) Dependence on agriculture (60%+ employment), (4) Unequal income distribution, (5) High unemployment (3%+), (6) Wide
  • Agriculture contributes about 26% to national income in developing countries
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Economic and Non-Economic Activities

  • Economic activities involve earning or spending money for exchange of goods and services
  • Examples of economic activities: farming, teaching, business, manufacturing
  • Non-economic activities are not aimed at obtaining income directly

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Economic development refers to the constantDeveloping countries have nine key featuresIndian economy is divided into threeProduction requires four factorsA capitalist system where private ownership

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