DEST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gross National Income, George Manuel, Cultural Determinism
22 Sep 2016
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Coined in the midst of existing ideological conflicts between the usa and ussr at the time. All the countries outside the major bloc of the west (1st world) and the ussr (2nd world) 4th world (george manuel)- used in 2 distinct ways: Developed and developing , rich and poor worlds. The crude dichotomy between developed and developing now replaced by the undp. No matter what label is used, there are always exceptions. Healthy life, access to education and a decent standard of living (income) Other indices- the physical quality of life index uses a summation of complex social interrelationships (general well-being of individuals and societies) *considered to be a better index of development than the undp human. Labels and language used in the field: Reflect different thinking and conceptualization of development and what it means. Shape the various approaches/strategies to developmental intervention. Some of these labels imply a hierarchy of nations. Some of the traditional labels tell us nothing about:
