SOSC 1430 Chapter 1: Reading 1 - Meaning, Measure, and Morality in International Development
16 Sep 2016
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1st reading - chapter 1 - meaning, measurement, and morality in international. International development studies aims to explain both the diversity in our world in relation to human well-being and the patterns that emerge when comparing people, social groups, nations, economic and political systems, and regions of the world. According to critical theorists: labels make existing practices appear legitimate, they shape future policy-making. According to us president harry truman"s 1949 speech, the concept of underdeveloped areas implies a universal measurement of development and that nations can be assessed against this standard. Those that meet the standards are considered developed while those that do not are considered underdeveloped. Underdeveloped areas: inadequate food, disease, primitive (underdeveloped) economic life, and poverty. Developed areas: scientific advancement, industrial progress skill, and technological knowledge. In the 1970"s, a new term emerged as a result of economic transformation among a number of countries formerly considered part of the "developing world"; the newly.
