UNIT- I International Economics

1. International Trade : Meaning, Characteristics, Impor-tance-Similarities and Difference Between Inter-nal Trade and International Trade 2. Importance/Role of International Trade in Economic Development 3. Recent Trends in International Trade 4. Problems of International Trade 5. Theories of International Trade (1) Adam Smith (ii) David Ricardo 6. J. S. Mill’s Theory of Reciprocal Demand 7. Haberler’s Theory of Opportunity Cost 8. Heckscher-Ohlin Theory of International Trade and Leontief Paradax 9. Terms of Trade-Meaning, Importance, Classification, Factors Affecting Terms of Trade and Relation with Gains 10. Principles or Theories of Determination of Foreign Rate Exchange-Mint Per Rate of Exchange-Purchasing Power Parity Theory-Balance of Payments Theory 11. Fixed and Floating Exchange Rates 12. Free Trade and Protection : Tools of Protection–Custom Duty, Quota Devaluation, Tariffs State Trading etc. 13. Foreign Exchange Control : Meaning, Objectives, Methods and Exchange Control in India 14. European Common Market 15. International Economic Intergration–Theory of Customs Union 16. Balance of Payment-Concept, Importance, Causes of Disequilibrium and Policies to Correct Disequilibrium in Balance of Payments 17. International Monetary Fund : I.M.F. 18. International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (I.B.R.D.) or World Bank 19. Gatt and World Trade Organisation (WTO) 20. Objects, Functions and Achievements of the UNCTAD (Trade and Development Conference of U.N.O.)  21. Asian Development Bank (A.D.B.) and its Role 22. Export-Import Policy (With Special Reference to India) 23. E-Trade.

UNIT - II Economic Growth & Development

1. Economic Development : Meaning, Measurement, Indicators and Determinants 2. Developed and Under-developed (Developing) Economy 3. Obstacles in Economic Development or Causes of Under development 4. Terms of Trade and Economic Development 5. Human Resources and Economic Development 6. Factors affecting Economic Growth : Labour, Capital and Technology 7. Socio-economic Infrastructure and its importance 8. Myrdal's Theory of Circular Causation 9. Nelson's Theory of Low-Level Equilibrium-Trap 10. Rodan's Theory of Big Push 11 Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth 12. Harvey Leibenstein's Theory of Critical Minimum Effort 13. Theory of Economic Growth-Marx 14. Theory of Economic Growth-Schumpeter 15. The Harrod-Domar Growth Models 16. Doctrine of Balanced and Unbalanced Growth 17. Saving, Investment and Capital Formation 18. Disguised Unemployment and Saving Potentiality- Nurkse Model 19. Lewis's Theory of Unlimited Supplies of Labour 20. Problem of Choice of Technique or Technology 21. Foreign Capital and Economic Development 22. Growth, Poverty and Income Inequalities 23. Monetary Policy of India 24. Fiscal Policy of India 25. Price Policy of India 26. Income Policy in Economic Development 27. Resource Mobilisation in Economic Development 28. Black Money-Parallel Economy in India 29. Export-Import Policy of India 30. New Economic Policy-Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.

UNIT - III History of Economic Thought

1. Mercantilism 2. The Physiocracy 3. Adam Smith 4. Thomas Robert Malthus 5. David Ricardo 6. Sismondi 7. Carl Marx 8. John Stuart Mill 9. Friedrick List 10. Say and Senior 11. Precursors of Marginalist School-Cournet, Gossen and Thunen 12. Marginalist School-Jevons, Walras, Menger, Wieser and Bawerk 13. Wicksell, Fisher and Wicksteed 14. Marshall 15. Arther Cecil Pigou 16. J. A. Schumpeter 17. John Maynard Keynes 18. Economic Thoughts of Kautilya 19. Indian Economic Thoughts : Naoroji, Ranade and Dutta 20. Economic Ideas of Mahatma Gandhi 21. Planning in India 22. J. K. Mehta and Amartya Sen.