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The article talks about how the chamber president of Dothan AL is excited about economic development in Dothan City. He sates that 2 economical developmental projects are under way for the Dothan City Airport and around $100 million awaits for market expansion.

This article discusses the difficulty in assigning an actual measure of economic development for economists. While they are able to work with numerous statistical comparisons such as GDP, these do not provide a full view of the economic standing of an economy (The GDP, for example, does not include assets). This makes it difficult to measure economic development.

Education is a vital part of economic development, however, in this article it says that education does not lead to higher levels of economic growth. It says that education remains a good investment for individuals. The tougher question is whether education at all levels is such a great investment for societies as a whole.

This article talks about why India needs supply side economics to develop the economy and reduce inflation and unemployment

This article discusses how India is on the road to an increased economic growth rate, which however is not in tune with the plans of economic politicians. The article discusses how the economy's potential growth has played a crucial role in this.

This article discusses the possible economic future for Venezuela throughout 2015. Therein, it is stressed that previously, Venezuela has made significant strides in improving its Human Development Index (HDI), indicating that it and other indicators of development are bound to improve in the near future as well.

This article talks about how Obama is focusing on an issue of unemployment inequality. It also states that he is going to pass a bill to raise the minimum wage and execute authority in education and economic development. Obama also highlighted a strategy of "sector partnerships" to bring firms together. This is related to this week's topic because all these situations can affect the whole economy of the nation. Politics are involved because the government passes bills or deals with the situation in some way.

This article shows how economic activity of certain countries like Japan and the U.S., are rising to the levels before the recession of 2008. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development this an improvement. The economic activity of other countries like China, Russia, and India are also shown.

California has turned itself around recently, surpassing Russia, Italy, and now Brasil in terms of economic might, producing at an equivalent to 2.20 trillion in 2013, and is only expanding, providing much needed cash inflows to the state.

The article talks about the economic growth many developing countries have experienced in Asia. However, they are facing a problem: the developed world is experiencing a recession which may slow Asia's growth down.

This article discusses the impact of low economic development in an exemplary LEDC, Kenya. It explains how freshwater is very scarce and how it has hurt the growth of agriculture in the country's poorest county, Turkana County, but also outlines how the discovery of new water reserves could possibly combat this. Unfortunately, though due to the underdeveloped infrastructure of the region, and the inefficient enterprise (in this case, the government), it could be difficult to realise a steady supply of water. Thus, a vicious cycle is formed, in which development increases at a snail's pace.

The article is a special example of a common good, as it gives us an example of a private property that is now going to be opened to the public. Lisa and Leon Gorman, the prior owners of Lane, an island near the mouth of the royal river in Yarmouth, have donated their private property to the Main Coast Heritage Trust. The Island formerly being a private hunting territory shall now become accessible to the public. It has been recognized as an "ecologically significant site" and shall now become part of Royal River which is being restored and protected. A long-term management plan is being developed, which includes the economic vitality as well as the significance of ecological protection of the Island and its surroundings. Although in a slightly different scenario, this article could give us an example of Elenor Ostroms theory of effectively sustaining resources through a self-motivated community.

The article discusses the development around a planned economic integration to the political African Union (AU). Plans were made to establish a free trade agreement amongst the large AU, however officials have deplored the low level of sustainability among member states, and general non-inclusive attitude of many economies.

The Australian terms of trade has dropped drastically, and measures need to be taken to counter it, as discussed in this article

News about microfinance. Commentary and archival information about microfinance from The New York Times.

The Ugandan parliament is pushing export-led growth by pressuring export industry organizations to increase productivity. This is to decrease Ugandan deficit, so the income would be spent on debt service and not economic development.