MODERNISATION & Global Development (Functionalist Perspective)
I use this mind map for global development topics regarding functionalism, and also for my theory essay on functionalism.
Hope you find it useful! :)
- Created by: Clare Drury
- Created on: 19-03-14 19:51
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- Functionalism and Global Development
- Third World 'Failure'
- The third world are 'late developers' due to internal factors.
- The third world will develop by following first world patterns and eventually get the same results.
- Parsons uses the example of Victorian England to demonstrate this 'period of transition'.
- Industrialisation!
- Third world countries were still colonised and therefore, empires saw their role as civilisation as opposed to development. (Illusion of superiority).
- The Fear of communism
- America's fears of communism (eg: Cuban Missile Crisis)
- As a result, third world countries were seen as having issues of development
- Marshall Plan worked for Europe, we should apply the same principles to third world countries.
- KINGSBURY Motives of Western sponsorship are selfish.
- America are then seen as having political friends, stability. They also have power, air bases, good publicity and jobs com e back to the country.
- KINGSBURY Motives of Western sponsorship are selfish.
- America's fears of communism (eg: Cuban Missile Crisis)
- ROSTOW US government advisor and writer.
- Development is possible for third world countries with resources and investments.
- Stages of Growth include traditional society, take off, lots of change, maturity and finally the age of high consumption. The decline of manufacturing and growth of services.
- Criticised - not everyone can be at stage 5! Is this path appropriate for all countries? eg:India or China
- The borrowing model
- HAYTER criticised the idea of foreign aid projects. Lending is always with poor consequences.
- The example of Ghana. Chocolate demand from the West. Loss of food supply, weather and pest dependent and reliant upon world markets.
- HAYTER criticised the idea of foreign aid projects. Lending is always with poor consequences.
- PARSONS Change is good and progressive!
- Globalisation increases world trade and helps economies on a global scale.
- We give loans because they are a good investment.
- VIDEL When we give £1 as foreign aid we generally receive £1.50 in return.
- We give loans because they are a good investment.
- 'Common sense' view that the third world are uneducatied, there is over breeding and that countries lack internal investment. This leads to common sense solutions...
- There is a belief that technology is good for the third world. Technology is NOT neutral and is profit driven!
- Overpopulation leads to the first world selling the third world second hand drugs with dreadful side effects. Eg: Depro Provera
- SCHUMACKER Neo Populist criticism. Technology should be intermediate.
- The Green Revolution
- Environmental issues such as deforestation leading to mudslides. Eg: Pakistan
- Local people not consulted. In respect of low lying land etc. No success, more poverty..
- EASTERLY There is no significant empirical relationship between aid and economic growth.
- Saw the rise of projects to introduce agritechnology,
- Globalisation increases world trade and helps economies on a global scale.
- Ignorant to colonial history!
- Modernisation theory is ahistorical...
- Third World 'Failure'
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