Views of Development - Early 20th century attitudes

Question 1

As the global economy grew after WW1 …

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A 2nd view of development was established during the 1960’s

Question 2

This 2nd view was…

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The Modernisation Theory of Development proposed by Walt Rostow

Question 3

Using GNP as a measurement Rostow was able to identify…..

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5 stages in the economic development of a country as it changed from a poor, rural, agricultural subsistence economy to a highly industrialised urban economy where consuption of resources is high

Question 4

Using GNP he stated the…

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The Western world is most developed and other regions would eventually catch up

Question 5

The development of free trade and global trading systems would…

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Help the economies of poorer nations

Question 6

He observed that many countries have ….

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Not developed or have fallen behind in their development stages and need help to catch up with more developed countries

Question 7

Rostow studied changes in..

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The gross national product of a country over time

Question 8

One problem with the Modernisation model is that..

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He focused purely on the Western world countries, e.g Japan & Europe, with large populations and plenty of resources

Question 9

Another criticism of this model is that it only…

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Considers economic factors e.g. GNP, It does not take into account human development e.g literacy levels or healthcare provision