IRG 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Walt Whitman Rostow, Dependency Theory, Modernization Theory
8 May 2016
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Debates about development, and the perspective of other nations not in the west: best approach for assistance, whether its growth from aid, or self sustaining economic growth. Potential essay: review the bretton wood system, and how it would increase the western dominance. Different events, like the demand for better education, will lead to other protests and demands like transparent government, and will lead to more politically involved citizens. American influence in other regions in the world, and mirroring the colonization of others like britain. Faith in taking government actions (us new deal) Collapse of european empires causes the us to see itself having an important role in development, u. s. currently in a period of high economic progress. All societies, development takes part in various stages. Traditional society, with limited tech and a static society, to. Along the way, an event, or a take off moment, will lead to the development and maturity needed to advance.
