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Development theory

Development theory is a collection of theories about how desirable change in society is best achieved. Such theories draw on a variety of social science disciplines and approaches. In this article, multiple theories are discussed, as are recent developments with regard to these theories. Depending on which theory that is being looked at, there are…

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related to Further reading · 42
Development theory → An Analysis, An Introduction, Analysis, Boulder, Challenging Global Inequality, Competing Paradigms, Complex Change, Cowen, Development, Doctrines, Economic Theories, Elaine Hartwick, Growth, Harrod-Domar, Harvester WheatsheafGreig, Hulme, ISBN, Kegan Paul Books Ltd, Kyklos, London
related to Neoclassical theory · 19
Development theory → Adam Smith, Also, Basic Needs, Classical, David Ricardo, Early, Employment, From, General Theory, Interest, John Maynard Keynes, Margaret Thatcher, Money, Neoclassical, Ronald Reagan, The, UK, USA, World Bank
related to Human development theory · 18
Development theory → Amartya Sen, American Human Development Index, Basic Needs, Development, Freedom, Haq, Human, Human Development Index, Human Development Reports, It, Mahbub, Report, Sen, Sen's, The, This, UNDP, United States
related to Comtean Roots · 17
Development theory → Auguste Comte, Auguste Comte’s, Basically, Comte's, Comtean, Critics, Daniel Lerner, Early, Eurocentric, IMF, Rostow, Some, This, Walt, Western, World Bank, World War II
related to Post-development theory · 10
Development theory → According, Development, Majid Rahnema, Postdevelopment, Sachs, The, The Western, West, Western-oriented, Wolfgang Sachs
related to Structural adjustment · 10
Development theory → Fiscal, Important, International Monetary Fund, One, Privatization, Retrenchment, SAPs, Structural Adjustment Programmes, Trade, World Bank
related to Structuralism · 9
Development theory → If, ISI, Policy, Singer, Structuralism, The, The Prebisch, This, Trade
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Development theory → collection of theories about how desirable change in society is best achieved, theory which uses ideas from different origins

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Rostow's stages model have been heavily inspired by the Harrod-Domar model which explains in a mathematical way the growth rate of a country in terms of the savings rateinstance ofit neglects the social structures that have to be present to foster development.Economic modernization theories0.80text
the productivity of capitalinstance ofit neglects the social structures that have to be present to foster development.Economic modernization theories0.80text
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