Question

Arrange the following research works in economic development in chronological order of their publications:
• [A.] “Development as Freedom” by Amartya Sen
• [B.] “Expansion and Employment” by E. Domar
• [C.] “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls
• [D.] “Economic Theory and Underdeveloped Regions” by Gunnar Myrdal Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. C, B, A and D
• B. A, B, C and D
• C. D, A, B and C
• D. B, D, C and A

Hint:

Remember the publication order: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} 1947 &\rightarrow \text{Expansion and Employment (Domar)}, 1957 &\rightarrow \text{Economic Theory and Underdeveloped Regions (Myrdal)}, 1971 &\rightarrow \text{A Theory of Justice (Rawls)}, 1999 &\rightarrow \text{Development as Freedom (Sen)}. \end{aligned} } \] Memorizing the publication years of famous economic works helps solve chronology-based MCQs quickly.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: Chronological ordering of important economic and philosophical works is a common question in economics examinations. The correct sequence is determined by the year of publication of each work. The publication years of the given books are:
• Expansion and Employment -- E. Domar (1947)
• Economic Theory and Underdeveloped Regions -- Gunnar Myrdal (1957)
• A Theory of Justice -- John Rawls (1971)
• Development as Freedom -- Amartya Sen (1999)

Step 1: Write the publication year of each research work. \[ \begin{aligned} \text{B} &\rightarrow 1947, \text{D} &\rightarrow 1957, \text{C} &\rightarrow 1971, \text{A} &\rightarrow 1999. \end{aligned} \]

Step 2: Arrange them from earliest to latest publication. \[ 1947 \;<\; 1957 \;<\; 1971 \;<\; 1999 \] Therefore, \[ \boxed{\text{B} \;\rightarrow\; \text{D} \;\rightarrow\; \text{C} \;\rightarrow\; \text{A}} \] This corresponds to \[ \boxed{\text{(D) B, D, C and A}} \]