Modernization Theories of Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22367486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcus Power (0000-0002-5433-5143, Durham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1888 |
| OpenAlex | W2998414502 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Modernization approaches have been one of the most influential theoretical perspectives on development since their emergence in the 1950s. Primarily attention has been focused on the ways in which past and present premodern societies become modern (i.e., westernized) through processes of economic growth and social, cultural, and political change. Although there is no single theory of modernization (but, rather, an assortment of related theories and perspectives), collectively this body of work refers to a description and explanation of the processes of transformation from traditional or underdeveloped societies to modern societies and envisages a process of change toward those types of social, economic, and political systems that have developed in Western Europe and North America
Economic system · Economics · Modernization theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social change · Social science · Sociology · Transformation processes · Global Economic and Social Development · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · World Systems and Global Transformations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |