Charles D Killian
Biographic Data
| ID | 1405927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles D Killian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles D |
| FAMILY NAME | Killian |
| SIGNATURE | KILLIAN C D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mary Baldwin College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Divergence and Convergence in International Development
The hypothesis of conventional modernization theory suggests that the nations of the world are becoming more similar. Critics have argued that nations are diverging and becoming dissimilar over time. This paper brings unique data, analytic procedures, and a world-system perspective to bear on this debate. We suggest that world-system theory provides a framework for explaining the simultaneous occurrence of both convergence and divergence. Specifi…
Changes in housing in Guatemala following the 1976 earthquake
This paper reports on what has happened to earthen structures in 26 Guatemalan communities studied over a 4-year period since the 1976 earthquake. The data were obtained from three waves of personal interviews with 1472 randomly sampled household heads. The results show that adobe, which was the primary housing material before the earthquake was heavily damaged in that event. As a consequence the number of adobe structures and of other earthen st…
Divergence and Convergence in International Development
The hypothesis of conventional modernization theory suggests that the nations of the world are becoming more similar. Critics have argued that nations are diverging and becoming dissimilar over time. This paper brings unique data, analytic procedures, and a world-system perspective to bear on this debate. We suggest that world-system theory provides a framework for explaining the simultaneous occurrence of both convergence and divergence. Specifi…
Changes in housing in Guatemala following the 1976 earthquake
This paper reports on what has happened to earthen structures in 26 Guatemalan communities studied over a 4-year period since the 1976 earthquake. The data were obtained from three waves of personal interviews with 1472 randomly sampled household heads. The results show that adobe, which was the primary housing material before the earthquake was heavily damaged in that event. As a consequence the number of adobe structures and of other earthen st…
Changes in housing in Guatemala following the 1976 earthquake
This paper reports on what has happened to earthen structures in 26 Guatemalan communities studied over a 4-year period since the 1976 earthquake. The data were obtained from three waves of personal interviews with 1472 randomly sampled household heads. The results show that adobe, which was the primary housing material before the earthquake was heavily damaged in that event. As a consequence the number of adobe structures and of other earthen st…
Divergence and Convergence in International Development
The hypothesis of conventional modernization theory suggests that the nations of the world are becoming more similar. Critics have argued that nations are diverging and becoming dissimilar over time. This paper brings unique data, analytic procedures, and a world-system perspective to bear on this debate. We suggest that world-system theory provides a framework for explaining the simultaneous occurrence of both convergence and divergence. Specifi…
Adobe (1 work) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Civil engineering (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · Convergence (economics (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work) · Decomposition (1 work) · Disaster Management and Resilience (1 work)