SOC101Y1 Chapter 9: SOC101Y1 - New Society - Sixth Edition - Chapter 9 Notes
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Climate is not completely insignificant though; regions with year-round permafrost or deserts do not allow dense human settlement and the agriculture it depends on, let alone the accumulation of wealth. Desert kingdoms like dubai show that oil wealth can help spur impressive development but some oil-rich countries like nigeria have failed to mobilize their wealth to realize development goals. The idea of development dates from the 18th century , when scholars in scotland and france formulated the idea of progress. It was not until after wwii that the idea grew into a series of projects that became part of state policy and the policy of some non-state organizations. After wwii, development came increasingly to mean a process that generated economic growth, industrialization, and modernization in regions and countries perceived to be poor, traditional, and undeveloped. More recently, development has had a broader and more complex meaning, incorporating notions such as progress for women, empowerment of the underprivileged, and environmental sustainability.
