Industrialization vs. Agrarian Reform
West German Modernization Policies in India in the 1950s and 1960s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12858783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Corinna R Unger (0000-0002-9718-3282, Deutsches Historisches Institut Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-65 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Modern European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1611-8944 • E-ISSN: 2631-9764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.17104/1611-8944_2010_1_47 |
| OpenAlex | W2321452910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Industrialization or Agrarian Reform? West German Modernization Policies in India in the 1950s and 1960s This article takes into view different West German positions on Third World modernization and studies how they translated into development programmes in India in the 1950s and 1960s. Two projects serve as case studies: The steel mill Rourkela embodies the industrialization approach favoured by representatives of West German business and economic interests, most of whom were convinced of the need for and the advantages of, industrialization as the most effective path toward overall modernization. The other case study is the agricultural co-operative project Mandi, which, in part, mirrored the anti-modern (and, in some instances, anti- American) critique of the Western modernization model and focused on gradual improvement instead of radical change. This approach rested on the belief in the need for a stable Third World order able to withstand communism and, linked to that, the fear of ‹overpopulation›. India's development and modernization policies and programmes are integrated into the discussion of the two case studies. In conclusion, the article considers the role of the Cold War and decolonization in modernization policies as well as the contrast between modernization theory and practice
Agrarian reform · Agrarian society · Agriculture · Communism · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · German · Industrialisation · Modernization theory · Political science · Politics · World War II · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Indian Economic and Social Development · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
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| Citations per year | 0.64 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |