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Modernization theory

Modernization theory, or modernisation theory, is a sociological and comparative political science theory positing that processes of structural socioeconomic development, including industrialization, urbanization, rising per capita income, and rising levels of education, generate systematic transformations in political culture, institutional structure…

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Modernization and democracy

Modernization and economic development

Modernization and globalization

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Modernization theory

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related to Further reading · 226
Modernization theory → Alex, Alvin, America, American Industrial Worker, American Life, Andrew, Archived, Arnold, Arnoldo De Leon, Asian Studies, Attainability, Away, Basic Books, Begum, Bernstein, Beyond Texas, Bill, Black, Brey, British
related to United States foreign aid in the 1960s · 35
Modernization theory → Africa, Agency, AID, Alliance, America, American, Asia, Britain, Development Decade, Economic Growth, European, European-based, Food, France, However, In, International Development, It, John Kenneth Galbraith, Kennedy
related to history · 21
Modernization theory → After, Alex Inkeles, Bert, Cyril Edwin Black, Daniel Lerner, David Apter, English, Gabriel Almond, Hoselitz, Karl Deutsch, Levy Jr, Lucian Pye, Marion, Myron Weiner, Parsonian, Parsons, Seymour Martin Lipset, Some, The, Walt Rostow
related to Criticisms and alternatives · 14
Modernization theory → Andre Gunder Frank, As Tipps, By, From, Immanuel Wallerstein, In, Japan, Opponents, Others, Proponents, Some, That, Western, Westernized
related to Dependency theory · 9
Modernization theory → Africa, Andre Gunder Frank, Dependency, It, Its, Latin America, Marxists, One, Third World
see also · 9
Modernization theory → Anti-modernizationBielefeld SchoolConsumerismDemocracy, Era, ModernismModernization, Nationalism, Outline, PostmodernismPostmodernityWestern, ProgressMaslow's, Reform, US
related to Barrington Moore and comparative historical analysis · 8
Modernization theory → Another, Barrington Moore Jr, Counter, Democracy, Dictatorship, In, Moore, Social Origins
related to Acemoglu and Robinson and institutional economics · 5
Modernization theory → Economists Daron Acemoglu, James, Robinson, The, This
related to External links · 4
Modernization theory → Modernization, Wikibooks The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 1
Modernization theory → argument of whether modernization implies more human rights for citizens or not

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Modernization theoryis aargument of whether modernization implies more human rights for citizens or not0.90text
the Philippinesinstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Bangladeshinstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Cambodiainstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Thailandinstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Indonesiainstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Indiainstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
which sought to democratize at lower levels of wealth but have not done as well.Adam Przeworskiinstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
others have challenged Lipset's argumentinstance ofwhich have successfully democratized only after economic growth reached relatively high levels and to examples of countries0.80text
Samuel Pinstance ofeducation and economic opportunity to refute such criticisms.Modernization theorists0.80text
womeninstance ofincluding vulnerable groups0.80text
childreninstance ofincluding vulnerable groups0.80text

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