Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies & Public Policy @ OUSL
Questions
1113 - “Development
is simultaneous progress in social, economic and political indicators of a
country.” How would you assess the period 1956-65 in terms of this criterion?
Support your assessment by analyzing all three sets of indicators and the
relevant policies, paying attention to both positive as well as negative
elements and commenting on the consequences of success or failure in making
simultaneous progress.
1114
- Discuss the policies introduced by the successive governments for the
development of the plantation sector after independence of Sri Lanka in 1948.
1215 - What are the main landmarks in the evolution of the concept of development from 1960 to 1990? Identify and discuss each landmark and analyse how they helped to transform and enhance the concept of development.
1216 - Discuss how technical advancements widened the gap between rich and poor nations over time.
1217 - Discuss the nature of arguments presented by scholars such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Giddens on the subject of modernity. Explain in a locally relevant manner.
1218
- “Nation State is a misnomer, norm is Multination state.” Discuss
1219
- Explain, what is meant by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
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