Question

Match List-I with List-II. \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|l|} \hline \text{List-I} & & \text{List-II} & \\ \hline A. & \text{Amartya Sen} & I. & \text{Stages of Growth} \\ \hline B. & \text{Arturo Escobar} & II. & \text{Post-development critique} \\ \hline C. & \text{W.W. Rostow} & III. & \text{Capability approach} \\ \hline D. & \text{Andre Gunder Frank} & IV. & \text{Development from a state of underdevelopment} \\ \hline \end{array} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

• A. A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
• B. A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
• C. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
• D. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

Hint:

Remember these important thinkers:
• Amartya Sen $\rightarrow$ Capability Approach.
• W.W. Rostow $\rightarrow$ Stages of Economic Growth.
• Arturo Escobar $\rightarrow$ Post-development Theory.
• Andre Gunder Frank $\rightarrow$ Dependency Theory Development of Underdevelopment. These are frequently asked matching questions in Development Economics.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: Several economists and development thinkers have proposed different theories to explain the process of economic development and underdevelopment. Matching the scholars with their major contributions helps in understanding various approaches to development economics.

Step 1: Match each thinker with his contribution.
• Amartya Sen proposed the Capability Approach, emphasizing expansion of people's capabilities and freedoms rather than only income growth.
• Arturo Escobar is associated with the Post-development Critique, which questions conventional models of development.
• W.W. Rostow proposed the Stages of Economic Growth model, explaining development through five stages.
• Andre Gunder Frank developed the Dependency Theory and explained development from a state of underdevelopment.

Step 2: Prepare the correct matching. \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline List-I & List-II \hline A.\ \text{Amartya Sen} & III.\ \text{Capability Approach} \hline B.\ \text{Arturo Escobar} & II.\ \text{Post-development Critique} \hline C.\ \text{W.W. Rostow} & I.\ \text{Stages of Growth} \hline D.\ \text{Andre Gunder Frank} & IV.\ \text{Development from a State of Underdevelopment} \hline \end{array} \] Thus, \[ \boxed{A-III,\;B-II,\;C-I,\;D-IV} \] Hence, the correct answer is \[ \boxed{(D)\;A\text{-}III,\;B\text{-}II,\;C\text{-}I,\;D\text{-}IV} \]