The dependency theory
Modernization theory and dependency theory
are two of the most common lenses sociologists use when looking at the issues of global inequality. Modernization theory posits that countries go through evolutionary stages and that industrialization and improved technology are the keys to forward movement.
Modernization theory is used to explain the process of modernization within societies. Modernization theory originated from the ideas of German sociologist Max Weber (1864–1920), which provided the basis for the modernization paradigm developed by Harvard sociologist
Talcott Parsons
(1902–1979).
Which world region contains the largest percentage of the worlds?
Asia is the largest and most populous continent, home to the largest (Russia) and most populous (China) nations. Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately 30 percent of the Earth’s land area.
Which concept refers to the process by which some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of other nations?
Mercantilism
, economic theory and practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted governmental regulation of a nation’s economy for the purpose of augmenting state power at the expense of rival national powers. It was the economic counterpart of political absolutism.
What are the two main types of economic inequality?
Economists talk about two types of economic inequality:
wealth and income inequality
. Income inequality looks at how big the differences in what people get paid are in the economy.
What is an example of modernization theory?
Examples include
the cast system in India, many slave systems
, and this is also an aspect of extreme patriarchal societies. This can result in Fatalism – the feeling that there is nothing you can do to change your situation.
What are the 5 stages of modernization theory?
There are five stages in Rostow’s Stages of Development:
traditional society, preconditions to takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and age of high mas consumption
. In the 1960s, American economist called W.W. Rostow developed this theory.
What are the weaknesses of modernization theory?
Perhaps the most crippling weakness of the modernization theory is
its oversimplified view of social change
(Coetzee et al., 2007: 101). Human nature has a propensity to resist change in favour of the status quo. Change is resisted because it brings in elements of uncertainty.
What are the 4 stages of modernization?
The stages include
traditional society, preconditions to takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and age of high mass consumption
.
What population of the world is poor?
How many people live in poverty in the world? About 9.2% of the world, or
689 million people
, live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank. In the United States, 10.5% of the population — 34 million people — live in poverty as of 2019.
Which world regions has the greatest concentration of low-income countries?
Low-Income Nations
Low-income economies are primarily found in
Asia and Africa
, where most of the world’s population lives (World Bank 2011).
Which countries are called high-income countries?
| Rank Country GNI per capita (US$) | 1 Liechtenstein 116,440 | 2 Switzerland 87,950 | — Isle of Man (UK) 83,160 | 3 Norway 78,250 |
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What is underdevelopment theory?
According to dependency theory, underdevelopment is
mainly caused by the peripheral position of affected countries in the world economy
. Typically, underdeveloped countries offer cheap labour and raw materials on the world market.
Who gave dependency theory?
Background. Dependency Theory developed in the late 1950s under the guidance of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America,
Raul Prebisch
.
Which term refers to how rich nations controlled the economies?
What term describes the use of military, political, and economic power by one nation to dominate people living in other societies?
colonialism
. What term describes how rich nations control the economies and resources of poorer nations without formal political control or military occupation? neocolonialism.
