The document discusses modernization theory, its key aspects, and criticisms. It notes that modernization theory views development as a linear process where traditional societies modernize by adopting practices from more developed nations. However, it has several weaknesses. It assumes a "one-size-fits-all" approach but conditions differ between contexts. It also fails to consider local participation and sustainability. While it emphasized economic growth, development requires more. Overall, the document argues that modernization theory provides an incomplete and outdated view of development that does not consider the realities of third world countries. Newer approaches like participatory development are needed.
Presentation on Dependency Theory for PS 212 Culture and Politics in the Third World at the University of Kentucky, Summer 2007. Dr. Christopher S. Rice, Instructor.
This document provides an overview of modernization theory. It discusses:
1) The emergence of modernization theory in the late 1940s/1950s as a response to concerns about the spread of communism in developing countries. The theory promoted the adoption of Western capitalist and democratic models of development.
2) Modernization theory viewed developing countries as "traditionally" held back from development due to cultural barriers, and proposed they develop through industrialization and adopting Western values/institutions with assistance from Western countries.
3) Critics argue modernization theory promoted an overly simplistic view that did not account for diversity in development paths or historical/cultural contexts of different societies. The theory was also seen as ethn
This document summarizes key ideas from two works: Frank's "The Development of Underdevelopment" and Dos Santos' "The Structure of Dependency". Frank argues that modernization theory, which views underdevelopment as a natural phase, is deficient because it ignores how colonialism altered development paths in the Third World. Underdevelopment was intentionally created through exploiting resources and transferring economic surplus to Western nations. Dos Santos identifies three historical forms of dependency - colonial, financial-industrial, technological-industrial - and how they structurally limit industrial development and reproduce inequality in dependent nations under foreign capital's control.
This document discusses Andre Gunder Frank's dependency theory of development and underdevelopment, which argues that underdevelopment is caused by economic dependency on developed nations rather than internal deficiencies. It asserts that the world economy is organized to transfer economic surplus from poorer satellite nations in the periphery to richer metropolis nations at the core. While residents of developed nations benefit from higher standards of living as a result, the greatest gains go to capitalists in metropolitan countries and elites in satellite nations.
The document discusses dependency theory, which argues that resources flow from poorer "periphery" states to enrich wealthier "core" states. It originated in reaction to modernization theory. There are two perspectives on dependency - the capitalist view that it facilitates development, and the socialist view that it is a form of imperialism that enriches core states. Key aspects of dependency include globalization, free markets, surplus value flowing to core states, political and technological control by core states, and neo-colonialism. While it was influential in the 1960-70s, dependency theory has lost some influence with the growth of some developing economies, though still impacts anti-poverty campaigns.
1. Modernization theory proposed that societies progress through evolutionary stages from traditional to modern.
2. Theorists like Rostow described these stages as traditional society, preconditions for takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and high mass consumption.
3. Modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic, ethnocentric, and promoting Western capitalist values over traditional ones.
Dependency theory views development and underdevelopment as relational between core wealthy nations that dominate the global economic system and poorer peripheral nations. It argues that peripheral nations mainly function to provide cheap labor and raw materials to core nations, with the benefits primarily accruing to the wealthy nations as they grow richer while poorer nations have their resources drained and do not advance economically. Dependency theorists believe underdeveloped nations must break ties with developed nations and pursue internal growth, such as through import substitution industrialization policies, in order to develop.
Dependency theory posits that peripheral, less developed nations are dependent on core countries for their economic development, which hinders their ability to develop and benefits core nations. It was developed by Raul Prebisch in response to global disparities and argues that the structure of the world economy favors core countries over peripheral ones. The theory is illustrated through Haiti's history as a peripheral nation dependent on France during colonial rule, which left it impoverished despite producing valuable exports.
Presentation on Dependency Theory for PS 212 Culture and Politics in the Third World at the University of Kentucky, Summer 2007. Dr. Christopher S. Rice, Instructor.
This document provides an overview of modernization theory. It discusses:
1) The emergence of modernization theory in the late 1940s/1950s as a response to concerns about the spread of communism in developing countries. The theory promoted the adoption of Western capitalist and democratic models of development.
2) Modernization theory viewed developing countries as "traditionally" held back from development due to cultural barriers, and proposed they develop through industrialization and adopting Western values/institutions with assistance from Western countries.
3) Critics argue modernization theory promoted an overly simplistic view that did not account for diversity in development paths or historical/cultural contexts of different societies. The theory was also seen as ethn
This document summarizes key ideas from two works: Frank's "The Development of Underdevelopment" and Dos Santos' "The Structure of Dependency". Frank argues that modernization theory, which views underdevelopment as a natural phase, is deficient because it ignores how colonialism altered development paths in the Third World. Underdevelopment was intentionally created through exploiting resources and transferring economic surplus to Western nations. Dos Santos identifies three historical forms of dependency - colonial, financial-industrial, technological-industrial - and how they structurally limit industrial development and reproduce inequality in dependent nations under foreign capital's control.
This document discusses Andre Gunder Frank's dependency theory of development and underdevelopment, which argues that underdevelopment is caused by economic dependency on developed nations rather than internal deficiencies. It asserts that the world economy is organized to transfer economic surplus from poorer satellite nations in the periphery to richer metropolis nations at the core. While residents of developed nations benefit from higher standards of living as a result, the greatest gains go to capitalists in metropolitan countries and elites in satellite nations.
The document discusses dependency theory, which argues that resources flow from poorer "periphery" states to enrich wealthier "core" states. It originated in reaction to modernization theory. There are two perspectives on dependency - the capitalist view that it facilitates development, and the socialist view that it is a form of imperialism that enriches core states. Key aspects of dependency include globalization, free markets, surplus value flowing to core states, political and technological control by core states, and neo-colonialism. While it was influential in the 1960-70s, dependency theory has lost some influence with the growth of some developing economies, though still impacts anti-poverty campaigns.
1. Modernization theory proposed that societies progress through evolutionary stages from traditional to modern.
2. Theorists like Rostow described these stages as traditional society, preconditions for takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and high mass consumption.
3. Modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic, ethnocentric, and promoting Western capitalist values over traditional ones.
Dependency theory views development and underdevelopment as relational between core wealthy nations that dominate the global economic system and poorer peripheral nations. It argues that peripheral nations mainly function to provide cheap labor and raw materials to core nations, with the benefits primarily accruing to the wealthy nations as they grow richer while poorer nations have their resources drained and do not advance economically. Dependency theorists believe underdeveloped nations must break ties with developed nations and pursue internal growth, such as through import substitution industrialization policies, in order to develop.
Dependency theory posits that peripheral, less developed nations are dependent on core countries for their economic development, which hinders their ability to develop and benefits core nations. It was developed by Raul Prebisch in response to global disparities and argues that the structure of the world economy favors core countries over peripheral ones. The theory is illustrated through Haiti's history as a peripheral nation dependent on France during colonial rule, which left it impoverished despite producing valuable exports.
Wk2 Modernity, globalization and development Carolina Matos
The document summarizes key concepts from modernization theory and critiques of it, including:
- Modernization theory viewed mass media as able to promote development by spreading modern values and raising aspirations. Schramm and Lerner were major proponents.
- Dependency theory emerged as a critique, arguing development maintains dependency on core capitalist countries through new forms of exploitation. Frank argued development in rich nations was achieved through exploiting colonies.
- Critics said modernization was too simplistic, ethnocentric, and ignored political/cultural dimensions of development. It failed to consider unequal power structures between nations.
- Dependency theorists like Cardoso and Frank saw underdevelopment as a result of past/ongoing explo
The document discusses the topic of modernization. It defines modernization as the process of industrialization, urbanization, and other social changes that transform people's lives. It then covers some key aspects of modernization including social change brought about by new inventions and discoveries, cultural diffusion, characteristics such as the decline of traditional communities and increased bureaucratization. The document also provides a history of modernization, touching on developments in global communication technologies, the roles of industrialization, colonialism, and the spread of ideologies in the modernization process.
This document provides an overview and introduction to Dependency Theory. It discusses:
- The origins of Dependency Theory under Raul Prebisch in response to unequal economic growth between rich and poor countries.
- Core propositions of Dependency Theory including that underdevelopment results from external influences that favor rich countries over poor ones in a dependent relationship.
- Debates around whether dependency results more from capitalism or disparities in power between countries.
- The policy implications of Dependency Theory, which rejects growth models based on rich countries and favors self-reliance over greater integration into the global economy by poor states.
Modernization theory views development as a progressive movement towards more modern societies characterized by industrialization, urbanization, and other social and economic changes associated with developed nations. It assumes countries are at different stages on a linear path that will ultimately lead to industrialized and ordered societies. However, modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic and ethnocentric by ignoring local contexts, cultures, and the political and historical factors that influence development. It also fails to account for inequality and poverty that can persist despite economic growth. While initially optimistic, modernization theory's inability to adequately explain development outcomes led to the rise of dependency and neo-Marxist theories in the 1970s that offered alternative perspectives.
1. Jean Baudrillard was a postmodern philosopher known for his concepts of hyperreality and simulations, where he argued that society has replaced reality with simulations and signs that no longer refer to any deeper reality.
2. Michel Foucault analyzed power relations and argued that knowledge is always produced through power, so what counts as truth depends on social relationships and changes over time and place.
3. Postmodernism more broadly questions universal truths and meta-narratives, emphasizes marginalized groups, and sees history as non-linear rather than progressive. It influenced fields like philosophy, literary criticism, and cultural studies.
This document summarizes key concepts about social change and modernization from a sociology course. It defines social change as community responses that address social problems by transforming culture and institutions over time. It discusses Max Weber's view that social change stems from new ideas. Important causes of change include inventions, discoveries, and the diffusion of ideas between societies. Social movements are classified based on who and how much change they seek. Modernization describes the transformation of traditional societies through economic development and changes to social, political, and cultural structures, characterized by declining communities, expanded personal choice, a future orientation, and replacing tradition with rational thinking.
Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 in New York where he grew up and obtained his BS, MA, and PhD degrees from Columbia University where he remained a faculty member from 1958 to 1971. He aimed to provide a new theoretical paradigm to guide investigations into the emergence of capitalism, industrialization, and national states by achieving a conceptual break from modernization theories.
Parsons was a pioneer of functionalism in sociology. He introduced a grand theory of social action and social systems that aimed to provide a universal framework for understanding all human behavior. His theory of social action defined it as any consciously performed act. He also developed a systems approach, analyzing society as a system with four subsystems that perform the functions of adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and pattern maintenance. Parsons' theories were highly abstract and criticized for being difficult to empirically test.
This document discusses modernization theory, which posits that societies progress through stages from "traditional" to "modern". It is criticized for privileging markers like urbanization, literacy, and industrialization to define modernity. Key questions are raised around who defines modernity and whether all societies truly progress in the same linear way. The theory is also examined in the context of its origins in post-World War 2 United States as a way to promote capitalism over communism and analyze newly decolonized nations. Functionalism, which views society as analogous to a biological organism, is discussed as an influence on modernization theory.
Post-Development Discourse And Alternatives to Development presented for the fulfillment of the course development sociology in Hawassa university, Ethiopia
Modernisation and Dependency theory 33 mark planSapphoWebb
Here is an interactive plan for lesson use borrowed from my teacher for here. It includes paragraphs and ideas to put in them.
For more revision material visit revise-sociology-aqa.tumblr.com
Welcome to my presentation on dependency theoryOjhor Shrabon
1. Andre Gunder Frank's dependency theory argues that underdeveloped countries are kept in a state of underdevelopment due to their economic dependence on developed "metropolis" countries, which extract economic surplus from satellite underdeveloped countries through trade.
2. The theory posits that underdeveloped countries experience the most development when their ties to the metropolis are weakest, such as during wars or economic crises, or due to geographic isolation.
3. Regions with the closest past ties to metropolis countries, through the export of primary commodities, are now the most underdeveloped, while regions that were able to industrialize saw a decline in dependence on the metropolis.
This document provides an overview of postmodernism and its key concepts. It discusses how postmodernism challenged modernist ideas like scientific positivism and human progress. Some of the main tenets of postmodernism discussed are the elevation of text/language, questioning reality/representation, and critiquing metanarratives. The document also examines postmodernism's influence in fields like anthropology, architecture, and its critique of colonialism. Several influential postmodern thinkers are profiled like Derrida, Foucault, and Baudrillard.
The document discusses different theoretical frameworks related to women and development including WID, WAD, GAD, and WED. WID focuses on integrating women into development and includes approaches like welfare, equity, anti-poverty, efficiency, and empowerment. WAD emerged as a critique of WID and modernization theory, viewing women as important economic actors and focusing on relationships between women and development. GAD offers a holistic perspective and questions gender roles and patriarchy. It emphasizes women's agency and legal/policy reforms. WED examines links between environmental decline, patriarchy, and development planning. The document also distinguishes between practical and strategic gender needs/interests in development work.
Modernity focused on mass production, social classes, and science-aided progress. Postmodernity is characterized by fragmentation, pluralism, no absolutes, and individuals creating their own identities. Globalization has narrowed time and space while increasing interconnectedness through technology, economic changes, and political changes. Scholars debate whether postmodernity represents a new era or an intensification of modernity, and different theories offer explanations for today's rapid social changes under globalization.
This document provides an overview of world systems theory, which examines how structures shape the flow of people, goods, and ideas globally. It discusses key concepts such as the core, semi-periphery, and periphery of the global economic system. World systems theory views the global economy as a single world-economy larger than any political unit, with economic relations between parts being most important. It also examines resistance to the world system, modernity, global flows of different types, and the central role of media and cultural imagination.
- French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard was born in 1924 and known for his work on postmodernism and rejection of grand narratives.
- He argued that knowledge is controlled by those in power and that science's claim to possess objective truth is flawed, as theories are shaped by their cultural and historical context.
- Lyotard was influential in introducing concepts like "language games" and rejecting universal philosophies and political ideologies in favor of localized narratives.
The dependency theory arose in reaction to modernization theory and held that poor nations are impoverished and rich ones enriched by how poor states are integrated into the world system. It rejects the view that underdeveloped countries are primitive versions of developed countries, but have unique features and are weaker members in the world market. The dependency perspective stresses that international political and economic forces shape demographic and environmental outcomes in developing countries.
Wk2 Modernity, globalization and development Carolina Matos
The document summarizes key concepts from modernization theory and critiques of it, including:
- Modernization theory viewed mass media as able to promote development by spreading modern values and raising aspirations. Schramm and Lerner were major proponents.
- Dependency theory emerged as a critique, arguing development maintains dependency on core capitalist countries through new forms of exploitation. Frank argued development in rich nations was achieved through exploiting colonies.
- Critics said modernization was too simplistic, ethnocentric, and ignored political/cultural dimensions of development. It failed to consider unequal power structures between nations.
- Dependency theorists like Cardoso and Frank saw underdevelopment as a result of past/ongoing explo
The document discusses the topic of modernization. It defines modernization as the process of industrialization, urbanization, and other social changes that transform people's lives. It then covers some key aspects of modernization including social change brought about by new inventions and discoveries, cultural diffusion, characteristics such as the decline of traditional communities and increased bureaucratization. The document also provides a history of modernization, touching on developments in global communication technologies, the roles of industrialization, colonialism, and the spread of ideologies in the modernization process.
This document provides an overview and introduction to Dependency Theory. It discusses:
- The origins of Dependency Theory under Raul Prebisch in response to unequal economic growth between rich and poor countries.
- Core propositions of Dependency Theory including that underdevelopment results from external influences that favor rich countries over poor ones in a dependent relationship.
- Debates around whether dependency results more from capitalism or disparities in power between countries.
- The policy implications of Dependency Theory, which rejects growth models based on rich countries and favors self-reliance over greater integration into the global economy by poor states.
Modernization theory views development as a progressive movement towards more modern societies characterized by industrialization, urbanization, and other social and economic changes associated with developed nations. It assumes countries are at different stages on a linear path that will ultimately lead to industrialized and ordered societies. However, modernization theory has been criticized for being overly simplistic and ethnocentric by ignoring local contexts, cultures, and the political and historical factors that influence development. It also fails to account for inequality and poverty that can persist despite economic growth. While initially optimistic, modernization theory's inability to adequately explain development outcomes led to the rise of dependency and neo-Marxist theories in the 1970s that offered alternative perspectives.
1. Jean Baudrillard was a postmodern philosopher known for his concepts of hyperreality and simulations, where he argued that society has replaced reality with simulations and signs that no longer refer to any deeper reality.
2. Michel Foucault analyzed power relations and argued that knowledge is always produced through power, so what counts as truth depends on social relationships and changes over time and place.
3. Postmodernism more broadly questions universal truths and meta-narratives, emphasizes marginalized groups, and sees history as non-linear rather than progressive. It influenced fields like philosophy, literary criticism, and cultural studies.
This document summarizes key concepts about social change and modernization from a sociology course. It defines social change as community responses that address social problems by transforming culture and institutions over time. It discusses Max Weber's view that social change stems from new ideas. Important causes of change include inventions, discoveries, and the diffusion of ideas between societies. Social movements are classified based on who and how much change they seek. Modernization describes the transformation of traditional societies through economic development and changes to social, political, and cultural structures, characterized by declining communities, expanded personal choice, a future orientation, and replacing tradition with rational thinking.
Immanuel Wallerstein was born in 1930 in New York where he grew up and obtained his BS, MA, and PhD degrees from Columbia University where he remained a faculty member from 1958 to 1971. He aimed to provide a new theoretical paradigm to guide investigations into the emergence of capitalism, industrialization, and national states by achieving a conceptual break from modernization theories.
Parsons was a pioneer of functionalism in sociology. He introduced a grand theory of social action and social systems that aimed to provide a universal framework for understanding all human behavior. His theory of social action defined it as any consciously performed act. He also developed a systems approach, analyzing society as a system with four subsystems that perform the functions of adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and pattern maintenance. Parsons' theories were highly abstract and criticized for being difficult to empirically test.
This document discusses modernization theory, which posits that societies progress through stages from "traditional" to "modern". It is criticized for privileging markers like urbanization, literacy, and industrialization to define modernity. Key questions are raised around who defines modernity and whether all societies truly progress in the same linear way. The theory is also examined in the context of its origins in post-World War 2 United States as a way to promote capitalism over communism and analyze newly decolonized nations. Functionalism, which views society as analogous to a biological organism, is discussed as an influence on modernization theory.
Post-Development Discourse And Alternatives to Development presented for the fulfillment of the course development sociology in Hawassa university, Ethiopia
Modernisation and Dependency theory 33 mark planSapphoWebb
Here is an interactive plan for lesson use borrowed from my teacher for here. It includes paragraphs and ideas to put in them.
For more revision material visit revise-sociology-aqa.tumblr.com
Welcome to my presentation on dependency theoryOjhor Shrabon
1. Andre Gunder Frank's dependency theory argues that underdeveloped countries are kept in a state of underdevelopment due to their economic dependence on developed "metropolis" countries, which extract economic surplus from satellite underdeveloped countries through trade.
2. The theory posits that underdeveloped countries experience the most development when their ties to the metropolis are weakest, such as during wars or economic crises, or due to geographic isolation.
3. Regions with the closest past ties to metropolis countries, through the export of primary commodities, are now the most underdeveloped, while regions that were able to industrialize saw a decline in dependence on the metropolis.
This document provides an overview of postmodernism and its key concepts. It discusses how postmodernism challenged modernist ideas like scientific positivism and human progress. Some of the main tenets of postmodernism discussed are the elevation of text/language, questioning reality/representation, and critiquing metanarratives. The document also examines postmodernism's influence in fields like anthropology, architecture, and its critique of colonialism. Several influential postmodern thinkers are profiled like Derrida, Foucault, and Baudrillard.
The document discusses different theoretical frameworks related to women and development including WID, WAD, GAD, and WED. WID focuses on integrating women into development and includes approaches like welfare, equity, anti-poverty, efficiency, and empowerment. WAD emerged as a critique of WID and modernization theory, viewing women as important economic actors and focusing on relationships between women and development. GAD offers a holistic perspective and questions gender roles and patriarchy. It emphasizes women's agency and legal/policy reforms. WED examines links between environmental decline, patriarchy, and development planning. The document also distinguishes between practical and strategic gender needs/interests in development work.
Modernity focused on mass production, social classes, and science-aided progress. Postmodernity is characterized by fragmentation, pluralism, no absolutes, and individuals creating their own identities. Globalization has narrowed time and space while increasing interconnectedness through technology, economic changes, and political changes. Scholars debate whether postmodernity represents a new era or an intensification of modernity, and different theories offer explanations for today's rapid social changes under globalization.
This document provides an overview of world systems theory, which examines how structures shape the flow of people, goods, and ideas globally. It discusses key concepts such as the core, semi-periphery, and periphery of the global economic system. World systems theory views the global economy as a single world-economy larger than any political unit, with economic relations between parts being most important. It also examines resistance to the world system, modernity, global flows of different types, and the central role of media and cultural imagination.
- French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard was born in 1924 and known for his work on postmodernism and rejection of grand narratives.
- He argued that knowledge is controlled by those in power and that science's claim to possess objective truth is flawed, as theories are shaped by their cultural and historical context.
- Lyotard was influential in introducing concepts like "language games" and rejecting universal philosophies and political ideologies in favor of localized narratives.
The dependency theory arose in reaction to modernization theory and held that poor nations are impoverished and rich ones enriched by how poor states are integrated into the world system. It rejects the view that underdeveloped countries are primitive versions of developed countries, but have unique features and are weaker members in the world market. The dependency perspective stresses that international political and economic forces shape demographic and environmental outcomes in developing countries.
Globalization is a process that involves the worldwide integration of economies, technologies, and cultures. It began accelerating in the late 20th century due to advances in transportation and communication technology. While globalization has led to increased economic opportunities through expanded trade and investment, it has also contributed to cultural and economic homogenization. It has impacted systems of governance, urban development, labor markets, and gender norms around the world. Both supporters and critics of globalization make arguments around its effects on issues like sovereignty, inequality, and cultural diversity.
New democratic movements for global regeneration_driessen 2019TravisDriessen1
Our global species is confronted with the converging crisis of climate change, unsustainable levels of inequality, mass extinction, and growing water and natural resource scarcity that are threatening the existential crisis of collapse. This fallout has already led to massive displacement and refugee crisis across Latin America and the African continent. New democratic social movements are recombining and ushering in new opportunities for a revolution of regenerative settlements to be built out across the globe. Doing so, can create new opportunities to restore biodiversity and bring the atmosphere to safe operating levels, lift billions into unprecedented human prosperity, and transform global governance to promote a new era cooperation and usher in a new era of human discovery and peaceful co-existence.
(Neo)-Colonialism, globalised modernisation and global energy and environment...AkashSharma618775
This review looks at three issues which are key to the process of globalisation, namely; colonialism,
modernization, energy and environment. The benefits of globalised colonialism, though very weak, may include a
few of the following, viz: Increasing knowledge sharing, research, and skills; providing platforms for mutual
support, and benefits to synergize at various levels; encouraging multi-cultural contributions at different levels;
fostering global citizenship for greater harmony; promoting multiculturalism and acceptance to cultural diversity;
facilitating multi ways communications and interactions; promoting self-employment, digital entrepreneurship,
and outreach; and giving voice to everyone by promoting common language. On the contrary, the notable negative
impacts of globalised colonialism include: increasing the technological gaps and digital divides; creating more
legitimate opportunities for electronic colonialism; exploiting local resources and destroying local/ indigenous
cultures; increasing inequalities, conflicts, and clashes; promoting cultural imperialism; strengthening a
symmetrical communication, facilitating haves; contributing to jobless growth and promoting outsourcing; and, it
is promoting voiceless growth and language imperialism. It important to note that energy is a driving factor in the
world economic development, World energy consumption contributes to pollution and environmental
deterioration and global house emissions which therefore calls upon world economist and politicians to set
environmental regulations. It’s also crucial to transform the current energy systems with a transition to renewable
source and their efficient use. For example, globalized modernization has today has become a major sort of debate
among academicians, policy makers and NGOs. Finally, our review notes the various merits of globalize
New democratic movements for global regeneration driessen 2019TravisDriessen1
Our global species is confronted with the converging crisis of climate change, unsustainable levels of inequality, mass extinction, and growing water and natural resource scarcity that are threatening the existential crisis of collapse. This fallout has already led to massive displacement and refugee crisis across Latin America and the African continent. New democratic social movements are recombining and ushering in new opportunities for a revolution of regenerative settlements to be built out across the globe. Doing so, can create new opportunities to restore biodiversity, bring the atmosphere to safe operating levels, lift billions into unprecedented human prosperity, and transform global governance to promote a new era cooperation, human discovery and peaceful co-existence.
Inequality and Modernity – Blessing or Curse for Development How modernity an...Md. Rafid Abrar Miah
Modernity and inequality are complex issues considered from the lens of development. While modernity can promote industrialization and technological advancement, some argue it has also been used to exploit poorer nations and sustain inequality. Inequality is generally seen as hindering development, but some scholars point to theories like Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis that suggest inequality may aid development in early stages. The document examines debates around how modernity and inequality impact development, noting they could be beneficial to an extent if balanced properly, rather than allowing personal or national interests to dominate development paradigms.
Globalization is a complex phenomenon with arguments on both sides. Proponents argue that globalization leads to more efficient use of resources and economic growth that benefits all involved. However, critics argue that globalization threatens jobs and wages as companies outsource work overseas, and that it could undermine national sovereignty as corporations gain more power. Overall, there are reasonable perspectives on both sides of this complex issue with reasonable arguments that globalization may have both benefits and drawbacks.
GLOBAL EDUCATION AND CURRENT TRENDS FROM SOCIAL-abstract for the paperamita marwaha
Globalization is an economic, social, cultural, and environmental process that has led to increasing global integration and interdependence. It has driven major changes through technological innovations, broader political changes, and economic policies over the past decades. However, globalization has also been accompanied by inequality and conflicts between nations. Education can help address some of the controversies around globalization by promoting global awareness, sustainable development, human rights, democracy, and peace. Global education aims to develop attitudes and skills to avoid indifference, consider interdependencies among nations, and encourage responsible action to address global challenges.
Global education and current trends from social abstract for the paperAmarwaha
The last century intense with a dream and aspirations and major social experiments has ended with general collapse of initiative for social transformation and total disillusionment with efforts of ‘development’ of the so called ‘developing’ nations. The so called victorious ideology-capitalism- has sought to consolidate its triumph with a call for ‘globalization’ for freeing of market, for unchecked hunting by private capital within and across nations with total disregard for the sovereignty rights of nations across the world. Globalization did not develop evenly: indeed, it was accompanied by inequality and conflict. The global development of economic and social relations has been paralleled by wide disparities between North and South.
Essay On Advantages And Disadvantages Of GlobalisationMary Brown
Globalization has both benefits and costs. The benefits include increased trade and job opportunities in developing countries, which has helped lift many people out of poverty. However, globalization has also resulted in the outsourcing of jobs from developed countries. While it provides economic opportunities elsewhere, this outsourcing of jobs has costs for some populations. Overall, supporters argue that globalization's benefits outweigh its costs, as it promotes economic development and reduces poverty, but critics note it increases inequality between and within nations.
Globalization refers to the increasing integration and interdependence of economies and societies around the world through increased cross-border movement of goods, capital, services, and people. It has led to greater global economic, political, and cultural integration. While it offers opportunities for economic growth and development, it also poses challenges related to increased inequality, urbanization, environmental pressures, and cultural homogenization that require careful planning and policy responses.
Africa’s immiserization and declining development interventions in a globaliz...Alexander Decker
This document discusses how globalization has contributed to the immiserization (increasing misery and poverty) of African countries in two key ways:
1. Accelerated economic liberalization policies imposed by international financial institutions in response to debt crises have reduced the ability of African governments to intervene in their economies and allocate resources to development programs.
2. African countries have been marginalized in the global economy, recording stagnating or declining GDP per capita in contrast to growth in wealthier nations. Poverty levels have risen substantially in Africa while falling elsewhere in the developing world.
The document argues that globalization has undermined the policy autonomy of African nations and exacerbated poverty, contradicting the promise of shared
The document discusses differing views on the concept of development over time. It describes how development was initially viewed primarily as economic growth, but perspectives broadened to incorporate social, environmental, and human dimensions. Sustainable development emerged as a concept that aims for growth that meets current needs without compromising future generations by considering economic, social and environmental factors. The human development index was also introduced as a measure that goes beyond just economic indicators.
This document discusses various aspects of globalization including:
- Globalization refers to the increasing integration and interconnectedness of economies, cultures, and political systems around the world due to advances in transportation and communication technologies.
- Major cities have become hubs for global economic activity and centers of socioeconomic development as they attract investment and skilled workers from around the world.
- While globalization has increased economic opportunities, it has also led to negative consequences like rising inequality, urbanization, and environmental degradation in many places. Critics argue it threatens cultural diversity and local control. Supporters counter that it also fosters cultural mixing and exchange.
Globalization has both benefits and problems according to the document. It benefits developed countries, foreign investors, and the richest people through opportunities for trade, investment, and business. However, it also causes problems like environmental degradation, terrorism, disease spread, cultural deterioration, climate change, unemployment, and overexploitation of natural resources. While globalization allows more participation in the global economy, its impacts are uneven and it remains a complex topic with reasonable debates on both sides of the issues.
This document discusses several key aspects of globalization including:
- Globalization has increased since the 1990s due to advances in transportation, communication, and technology that have reduced geographic distances.
- Globalization leads to increased economic integration and interdependence between countries through increased trade and financial flows.
- Major cities now compete on a global scale to attract investment and skilled workers, becoming hubs of economic and social development.
- While globalization can increase disparities, it also presents opportunities for planning practices to leverage new information and solutions through international knowledge sharing.
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Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
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1. Modernization Theory, Strengths and Weaknesses
By Watila
Development is an elusive concept to define. It is not simply an increase in
the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is rather multidimensional and there
are no universally accepted approaches which can work as a utility and
panacea for development. Development encompasses the advancement of
agriculture, village and cottage industries, the socio-economic
infrastructure, human resources, community services, human rights and the
political environment.
Phenomenally, development is the end result of the interactions between
various physical, technological, economic, social, cultural and political
institutional factors (Singh, 1999). The thrust of this paper is however, not
on definition of terms but a chronicle of the modernization theory, its basic
tenants and its critical appreciation in the development context of the third
world countries. In development discourse the modernization movement of
the 1950s and 1960s is an economic theory that is rooted in capitalism.
The concept of modernization incorporates the full spectrum of the
transition and drastic transformation that a traditional society has to
undergo in order to become modern (Hussain et al., 1981). Modernization
is about Africa following the developmental footsteps of Europe. According
to modernity, policies intended to raise the standard of living of the poor
often consist of disseminating knowledge and information about more
efficient techniques of production. The modernization theory assumes a
total change of policies intended to raise the standard of living of the poor
often consist of disseminating knowledge and information about more
efficient techniques of production. For instance , the agriculture
modernization process involves encouraging farmers to try new crops, new
production methods and new marketing skills (Ellis and Biggs, 2001). In
general, modernization led to the introduction of hybrids, the greenhouse
technology, genetically modified (GMO) food,
2. use of artificial fertilizers, insecticides, tractors and the application of other
scientific knowledge to replace traditional agricultural practices.
Smith (1973, 61) pointed out that modernization is about exchanging of
older agriculture practices with something more recent. It therefore, suffice
that modernization theory is a unilinear process by which a society has to
go through in order to develop. In this vein, the modernization theory
assumes that any society goes through various stages of development.
These are the period of primitive society, preparation for take-off, take-off,
drive to maturity and the period of mass consumption. With the above
scheme, it is possible to plot African nations on the linear development
path.
The above view is rather too theoretical. Most economies in Africa invest in
agriculture, manufacturing and tourism. It is therefore not easy to classify
economies into neat categories as suggested by the Rostowian linear
development theory. The linear development paradigm is also shared by
Gabriel (1991) who argues that the basic argument of the movement to
modernity is related to the increase in the so called modern values of
production such as automation, the use of computers, specialization, and
application of science in production of economic goods and services.
Modernity theorists believe that nations advance to modernity at different
paces depending on their adaptability and versatility. There is an element
of truth in the above idea. However, it must also be appreciated that wars,
conflict, natural disasters and pandemics may force poor countries to move
back and forth on their way to development. The recent devastating
political conflict in Zimbabwe and the current conflict in Libya and Sudan
have robbed the
3. nations of their development gains. The above idea demonstrates that the
road to development is not always smooth; it has ups and downs (Matunhu,
2011).
Modernization theory has shown a lot of backdrops both in theory and
practice. One, it assumes a top down approach to development or it
emphasizes the concentration of development in metropolitan centres and
the peripheral cities will benefit through a “trickle-down effect”. In addition,
the modernists also pointed out that the developed nations should be the
lighthouse by which all developing countries should look up to in
developing their nations. Modernists erroneously present the development
theory as a dichotomous movement from an original terminal situation to an
achieved situation with the help of the developed countries as Sachs
(1992:1 in Matunhu 2011) writes: “Like a towering lighthouse guiding
sailors towards the coast, development stood as the idea which oriented
emerging nations in their journey through post war history. . . the countries
of the south proclaimed modernization as their primary aspiration after they
had been freed from colonial domination”. This therefore created a
dependency syndrome since third world countries depended on aid from
outside.
The modernization theory was a “one-size-fit all” which did not take into
consideration the conditions which existed in Europe and America during
their time of development and the conditions in third world countries. In I
will Marry When I Want where Ngugi rhetorically asks “since when did a
person try to build his hut exactly like his neighbor?” Ngugi presents an
argument against the alleged universal applicability of the Modernization
Theory. The analogy is insightful in that it contests the fallacy that two or
more societies or races can have the same solutions to their social
problems when they have different cultures and histories. Ngugi is
4. contending that trajectories to modernity will invariably be different because
of these historical and cultural nuances (Ngugi, 1981; Moyo and Gonye
2011, 91). For example, the hybrid maize crops which were brought to
Zambia under the GTZ organization did not suit the soils and the aid turned
into an appalling fiasco. This rather compromised the livelihoods because
the cassava crop was destroyed and replaced by the new hybrid maize
crop.
The systems theory also criticizes modernization theory as creating
dependency and exploitation of the poor. The core countries exploit the
poor periphery countries (Wallerstein, 1970) Another deficiency of
modernization theory and the reason why it is not relevant to third world
countries is that the theory is criticized for failing to consider the poor as the
centerpiece in poverty reduction initiatives. By ignoring the involvement and
participation of the target community, modernity achieves the
marginalization of their commitment, creativity and support of the
intervention strategies. The intervention strategy becomes an imposed
strategy and such a strategy fails to construct adequate notions of both the
causal powers of social structures and the role of human agency in shaping
social relations in general (Mlambo, 1997).
The most notable weakness of the modernization theory is its
oversimplified view of social change (Coetzee et al., 2007: 101). Human
nature has a propensity to resist change in favour of the status quo.
Change is resisted because it brings in elements of uncertainty. For
instance development strategies such as New Partnership for Africa‟s
Development (NEPAD) were drafted, packaged and sent to Africa for
implementation. Because of its elitist nature, NEPAD has received
condemnation from many African Heads of States and Government. The
post-
5. colonial states in the continent need to engineer a new theory to socioeconomic prosperity of Africa.
The other intriguing weaknesses of the modernization theory is that it is
based on deterministic reason which states that within the linear model of
socio-economic development, changes are initiated externally. The
determinist reason gives little room for the reciprocal relationship between
causation from within the developing region and from outside the
developing region. The premise encourages the foreign powers to
prescribe the route to Africa‟s development. For instance, in the 1980s
Africa was victim of the failed IMF-imposed economic structural adjustment
programme (ESAP). The ESAP project failed because it was developed
with a total disregard of the cultural, social, political and traditional values of
the recipient countries. Broadly expressed, the ESAP project was a
„Eurocentric‟ experiment which failed to pull the continent out of poverty
and underdevelopment (Kanyenze, 2003). Simply put, ESAP created the
new millennium poor person of Zimbabwe. Between 20 500 and 30 000
persons were retrenched by 1994 (Mlambo, 1997). Western creditors
convinced the government to disregard the plight of the multiplying
retrenchees, who themselves instinctively turned to their women and
children for additional sustenance. This indirectly increased pressure on the
poor rural lands (Muzondidya, 2009: 189).
Ideas of modernization impoverished Africa. The theory failed to recognize
the creativity and initiative of the Africans. Instead it places value on
externally sourced aid without attending to the inhibiting conditionalities
attached to such aid. The failure of the theory to attend to such
conditionalities may demonstrate the hidden hand behind the metropolitan
states‟ application of
6. the theory to Africa. The theory‟s emphasis on the supremacy of the
metropolis in the development of Africa is a cause of concern in
contemporary discourse on Africa‟s development. It is this supremacy of
the metropolis that altered Africa‟s superstructure of beliefs and value
system. According to Rodney (1972), the colonial conquest that followed
the 1884 to 1885‟s Berlin Conference (partition of Africa) established a
comprehensive economic and political domination of Africa by the West.
Africa‟s endogenous development path was discarded in favour of an
„external driven development path‟ which was and is still manipulated by
the metropolis. There has to be a paradigm shift if Africa is to reclaim its
right to chat a new way to development.
Sustainability and participatory issues were left out in modernization theory
both in its theory and practice. The emphasis on metropolitan centres to
spearhead development shows that the local people who are direct actors
and not recipients of development were not involved in the identification of
problems, planning, formulation, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation. Hence, this theory was an alien and is still an alien to the third
world countries. Sustainability issues are just but an insult on the injury.
Development projects under modernization theories did not take into
account the continuity after the aid and there was no provision for self drive
for development. Moreover, the modernization approach failed to recognize
the local indigenous knowledge systems for comprehensive development
strategies which will spur sustainable livelihoods (Mararike, 2011).
In conclusion, the above essay has interrogated the modernization theory
by highlighting its major assumptions, its applicability in the third world
countries and the major weaknesses
7. aligned to it. The theory has shown that it is a one size fit all and does not
take into account participants as directors of development. Moreso,
Sustainability is a dominant deficiency both in theory and practice. The
theory is entirely an economic measure of development which assumes the
development of the economy particularly the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) will eventually spiral down to the last person in the development
ladder. This economic growth does not imply economic development,
technological advancement, human rights advancement and democracy, or
social and cultural progress. In fact, this theory has led to massive
exploitation and expropriation of the poor countries by the rich. In essence,
modernization theory has shown that it is borrowed from foreigners and is
not applicable both in theory and practice and this is evidenced by a series
of approaches developed after it such as the actor oriented approach,
participatory development and sustainable development.
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10. NAME:
CHUPICAL SHOLLAH MANUEL
ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Critically discuss the relevance of the
modernization or dependency theory to development in Third world
countries.