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Theories of development

  1. Economic theories of development:
  • Development is easily seen as a simple economic process and all theories include economic dimensions.
  • The main focus is on the technical improvement, more productivity and technology transfer from more developed to less developed.
  • The assumption is the underdevelopment is due to poverty, inadequate social service, unemployment and literacy.
  • Economic theories includes: Rostow’s five stage of development, Low level of equilibrium trap (Leibenstein), multisectoral growth (Rosenstein) theories of dualism (Lewis), Markism and NeoMarkism.

 

2. Non-economic theories of development

  • Development is long process instead of quick cure to economic problems.
  • The theories representing ideas that rapid economic growth would eliminate the problem of mass poverty has failed.
  • Non economic theories try to create new approach and more particularistic.
  • Non economic theories consist of naturalism, rationalism, structural functionalism, prismatic model, feminist theory, ecological thinking, sustainable development and self-reliance
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