PO220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Japanese Mathematics, Neoliberalism, None Of The Above
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Development theories: major theoretical approaches that were put into practice by aid organiza governments in developing countries etc. Context - in the late 1940s-1960s across africa and asia, there were many countrie colonies that are now independent. Usa was strong proponent for countries to be i. After the wwii western europe was economically decimated. The marshall plan wa of economic arrangements that were made with a great deal of us support to loan m the us so they could get back on track. The marshall plan was seen to be applicable countries in asia and africa that could potentially work for them. Lessons from the plan could be used. (this was also the height of the cold war). Modernization theorists said that there is a fixed path that countries must go t develop. Speed - it took a long, long time for countries in the north to develop and ha and transition.
