ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Lewis theory of development, also known as the ____
A
Tri-sector model
B
Duel sector model
C
Three sector model
D
Two sector model
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dual Sector model, or the Lewis model, is a model in Developmental economics that explains the growth of a developing economy in terms of a labour transition between two sectors, a traditional agricultural sector and a modern industrial sector.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lewis model describes a path whereby a developing economy can foster the growth of a new “capitalist sector, ” which will employ a growing share of the excess labor available from the subsistence sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lewis model is a model of STRUCTURAL CHANGE since it outlines the development from a traditional economy to an industrialized one.

Detailed explanation-4: -In development economics, the dual-sector model is commonly referred to as the Lewis model. It describes the development of an emerging economy in terms of a worker transition between two sectors: capitalist and subsistence.

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