The document discusses developmentalism theory, which posits that all nations should follow the same path towards economic development through capitalism. However, the theory is criticized for being too simplistic, formal, and for treating countries in isolation rather than accounting for their individual contexts. Developmentalism declined in the 1970s and left many developing countries worse off, as it overemphasized Western dominance and failed to achieve meaningful development for most third world nations over 25 years.

1. By: Miha (me )

3.  1) Performance of the nation-government.
 2) Same interests => development.
 3) Balance the needs of the state and maintain
global interactions.
 4) Necessary to utilize the capitalist system as a
means of advancement.

5.  The theory is based on the assumptions
 same route to development.
 Autonomous
 Ethnocentric
 Too formal and structured
 Individual countries in isolation.
 3rd world still 3rd world despite
developmentalism after 25 years.
 Gives western dominance over
developing.

6.  Declined in 1970s
 More cons that pros.
 Left few countries in a worse state than
they started with.
NOT EFFECTIVE

7.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development
alism
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
 Easterly, William. “The Ideology of
Development.” Foreign Policy July/August
2007 pp. 30-35
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