For each question, write an. essay around 5.0.0. words (Five hundred words) . Your answers should be clear, precise, and to the point. They should take the form of a sustained and systematic argument backed by reasoning and evidence from course readings and any other material you see useful. All your sources must be properly cited. Use a standard citation style such as that contained in the Chicago Manual of Style or the MLA Handbook or another recognized scholarly style manual.

1. What is development? How does A. Sen's definition of development differ from the traditional definitions in the textbook?
2. How can development be measured? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these measures?
3. What is the role of colonialism in the emergence and development of industrial capitalism in Europe?
4. Discuss the roots and implications of the Solow model. How does the Solow model predict convergence? What is the evidence on this prediction?

Required text: Cypher, J. M. (2014) The Process of Economic Development, 4th edition, London and New York: Routledge.