ANT204H1 Lecture Notes - Marshall Plan, Global Industrial, Walt Whitman Rostow
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Outline: poverty problematized, 1945 un, 1949 truman, 1951 un, marshall plan, modernization theory, development in action: green revolution, turbo-capitalism, surplus people, poverty is local and global. Last week we looked at debt and how third world debt was created, and the consequences of saps. Development form the start was primarily perceived as poverty eradication. So poor people don"t sufficient: there is a while mini industry in determining when you become poor. Only in post-colonial era they started looking at them as the third world. Before this, people were not defined through what they have. Dr j will suggest that in the 40s and 50s, there are 4 things we want to take account of. Charter of un joined all members to strive for global social progress. As part of their membership, countries all had to provide national accounting statistics. You can find these on websites like statcan.
