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6. Who proposed the linear stages theory?

  • Rowstow (1960)
  • Lewis (1955)
  • Willis (2011)

7. Is modernisation a 'trickle down' theory?

  • Yes
  • No

8. Who said that development should be by 'industrialisation through invitation'?

  • Willis (2011)
  • Lewis (1955)
  • Rostow (1960)

9. What Critique does Dambisa Moyo make of modernisation?

  • That it is inevitable to fail
  • That systematic aid has caused a great financial burden on developing countries due to high interest rates.
  • That it is an excellent alternative to neoliberal approaches.

10. Who said that modernisation theory frequently ignores gender in development?

  • Rostow (1960)
  • Willis (2011)
  • Lewis (1955)

11. Modernisation theory believes that less developed are what?

  • Further back on the ladder
  • More likely to grow

12. What are three characteristics of modernisation?

  • Development is Unidirectional, International Aid, Investment
  • No state interference, Freemarket, Deregulation
  • Privatisation, High Regulation, State owned means to production

13. Modernisation mostly occurred when?

  • Early 21st Century
  • Mid 20th Century
  • Late 20th Century
  • early 20th Century