POLS 2080 Lecture 2: POLS 2080 Week 2 Lecture 3- September 13

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Huge problem: inequality global north, but within the gap between rich vs. poor- this is everywhere. In today"s world, the real differences are not between the poor global south and rich. Absolute poverty : less than usd . 25 a day. Global development project took off after wwii b/c of 1950"s optimism: rise of middle class led to the rise of mass consumerism and the goods. 1950s us optimism and promise of progress because: Modernization theorists believe that modern values, technologies and institutions are. He characterizes the poor parts of the world are suffering from underdevelopment and the us (rich nation) is in a place to help them out: traditional society = farming societies and hunter/gathering vs modern society. = cities and technology: (ts) simple to complex technology (ms, subsistence farming to commercial farming, rural to urban populations, animal and human power to inanimate power and industrialization. Modernization theory is concerned with economic growth (ex.

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