Social Change and Development - Modernization, Dependency and World-System Theories

Klappentext This text is designed to introduce undergraduates to the study of social theory, social change and Third World development. The author compares the strengths and weaknesses of the modernization, the dependency and the world system schools of research which have dominated development studies for four decades. This book is the only study to address the research implication of the three development theories in such a comprehensive fashion. Zusammenfassung 'Exceptionally useful ....So's command of the relevant literature and ability to explain complex material ...makes this stimulating book useful for a variety of audiences: scholars interested in problems of Third-World development, specialists in modern world history, and undergraduates ready to tackle problems of theory' - Journal of World History Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Power of Development Theories PART ONE: THE MODERNIZATION SCHOOL The Modernization Perspective The Classical Modernization Studies The New Modernization Studies PART TWO: THE DEPENDENCY SCHOOL The Dependency Perspective The Classical Dependency Studies The New Dependency Studies PART THREE: THE WORLD-SYSTEM SCHOOL The World-System Perspective World-System Studies at the Global Level World-System Studies at the National Level Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Alvin Y So, Alvin Y. So, Alvin Y. Y. So, So Alvin Y.
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.1990
• EAN: 9780803935471
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3547-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Sage Library of Social Researc; Sage Library of Social Researc; SAGE Library of Social Research
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, area studies, Urban communities