POLC90H3 Lecture 3: lecture 3.docx
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Developed by us officials by during the cold war a refresher, familiar to those who took polb90. Reject traditional values in favor of western values. Hypothesis: countries with stronger traditions of democracy, capitalism, and secularism should experience greater economic growth and development. Follow the course charted by the west. Hypothesis: countries from the south should experience a similar historical trajectory of those of the north, but at an accelerated pace. Hypothesis: countries close in proximity and through commercial ties to the core powers (usa, europe) should be more developed than those that are not. Hypothesis: countries that more closely follow the policy prescriptions of the world bank, the imf, and the international financial institutions, than those that do not. Hypothesis: countries of the south should experience peaks of growth and development when the poor countries are performing well economically (iii) contributions. Well specified, some would say naively optimistic. Call for attention, i. e. aid, assistance, more budgets, advocating spending.
