ANTH 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Devaluation, Protectionism, Dependency Theory
2 Dec 2014
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Main themes to review (mainly week : colonial legacies, dependency theory, neoliberalism, developmental state, post development, human development. Colonial legacies: political, economic and social impact of colonialism on contemporary developing countries, colonial legacies create variations in post colonial economic and political outcomes, colonialism has created structural foundation of post colonial states, basic point: you have variation, structural foundation of post colonial states. Variation of colonial legacies: shadow of previous institutions= shape development in post colonial states, explain the variation in industrialization really related to developing countries on the bases of colonial legacies (atul kohli) o, explain the roots of post colonial violence = political legacies, institutionalization of group boundaries (mamdani) What does dependency mean: economic dependency of, developing countries (=exporters of primary commodities with low value) on developing countries)=exporters of manufactured products with high value, negative trade balance, chronic shortage of capital, balance of payment crisis.
