From Modernization to Globalization Perspectives on Development and Social Change

Name: From Modernization to Globalization Perspectives on Development and Social Change
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ISBN: 9780631210979

ISBN-10: 0631210970

ISBN-13: 9780631210979

Edition: 2000

Authors: J. Timmons Roberts, Amy Bellone Hite

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Why are some countries poor? What can they do to turn their situations around? What happens to countries and individuals when they move towards being "modern"? What does it mean to "develop" and be "modern" anyway? What are the social effects of the processes of worldwide economic, cultural, and political integration called globalization? From Modernization to Globalization is a reference for scholars, students and development practitioners on the issues of processes of social change and development in the 'Third World'. It provides carefully excerpted samples from both classic and up-to-date writings in the development literature, as well as, a general introduction. Part One reviews…

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List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/12/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 404
Size: 6.77" wide x 9.82" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 1.628



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction




Formative Ideas on the Transition to Modern Society



""Manifesto of the Communist Party"" and ""Alienated Labor""




Selections from The Division of Labor in Society




The Prtestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism




How does Development Change People? Modernization Theories and the Intellectual Roots of the Development Project



Evolutionary Universals in