POLI 227 Midterm: Poli 227 Midterm Review.doc

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 227
• Professor: Rex Brynen

Document Summary

Outline * thinks that countries should follow the path that west took. * must adopt modern values, political and economic institutions. * education, urbanization and media as agents of change. * specialized and complex institutions should be put in place. * growth in communication, transportation and economic change is necessary. *places blame more on colonies themselves, not on colonizers. * early theory seemed to be condescending of other cultures, culturally biased. * difficult to differentiate between what traditional values should be modernized. *evidence that reducing trade barriers equals faster economic growth. * believe colonialism & imperialism are what destroyed nics. * economic dependence lead to political dependence on the west. * believes foreign countries should invest but not make economic decisions for ldcs. *highlights international trade, finance, investment, economic and political relations. *1st world"s control of technology and multinational corporations. *when colonizers leave a country, countries are still economically dependent on the colonizers.