POLB90H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Andre Gunder Frank, Modernization Theory, Development Theory
2 Jan 2014
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Although the modernization and dependency approached disagree on some major points, both of these perspectives contribute more or less equally to our understanding of the conditions in global south countries discuss. Modernization and dependency theory, claim to understand the conditions of the south. Argues that theoretical development policies follow a strictly european and north american viewpoint. Ignores the experience of those who were colonized. Our ignorance of the underdeveloped countries histories leads us to assume that their past and indeed their present resembles earlier stages of the history of the now developed countries. Failure to explain the structure of the capitalist system and the effects it has had in promoting underdevelopment. Frank presents a theory of modernization that is based on a global relation of economic domination and exploitation, or what he calls metropolis-satellite relations. Frank"s primary points of reference are latin american countries, which occupy a satellite position in relation to their.
