Rodtow Flashcards
Anglo America is an MDC and has homogeneity
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Economy shift from production of heavy industry to consumer goods
Stage five
Age of mass consumption
Modern technology diffusers too many industries which have rapid growth, workers are more skilled and specialized
Stage four
Drive to maturity
SE Asia has a large percentage of the worlds tin and petroleum
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Middle East
• most products must be imported
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Country that has it yet begun a process of development, high percentage of people in agriculture, high percentage of money given to the non-productive activities like military and religion
Stage one
Traditional society
South Asia
• India is one of the worlds leading rice and wheat producers
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Western Europe
South Pacific
Eastern Europe
Japan
MDC
Latin America Southeast Japan East Asia Middle East South Asia Sub- Saharan Africa
LDC
One criticism of the world systems theory is that is too focused on the economic system and not the social system
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Rostows model is not a pliable to all countries some countries might skip a step
Criticism of the Rostow model
Rostow
• had a classification of a five tier structure
• focuses on one place and not contrasting two
Wallerstein • analyzes countries on international levels and compares economies •has a three tier structure -core - periphery - semi- periphery
Rapid growth from limited number of economic activities; achieve technical advances and more productive
Stage three
Take off
- Western Europe is slightly less developed than Anglo American
- provide high value of goods and services
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Elite group of initiates innovative economic activities and the country starts to invest in new technology
Stage two
The precondition take off
