POLSCI 2XX3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Millennium Development Goals, Appropriate Technology, Pierre Pettigrew
29 Nov 2017
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Transferring the logic of capitalist economics to the analysis of the developing world. Development occurs by an increase of the gnp. Developing societies are dual societies (dualist thesis: traditional vs modernity) Diff. part of societies develop at different levels. Development will occur by developing countries imitating the experience of advanced countries. Theories of comparative advantages / free trade (d. ricardo 1809, samuelson 1950s) (neoliberal policies) Rather than building large ex. hydroelectric plans, build many smaller ones. Focus on agricultural sectors - in order to grow food that will ful ll the basic needs for people. Developing technology that"s appropriate for developing countries at their stage of development. You wouldn"t transfer automation to developing countries because they need workers to have jobs to help build the economy. Theories of comparative advantages free trade (david ricardo-1809 & paul samuelson-1950s) Export speci cally in a part of production that you"re good at.
