Leapfrogging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7079211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Schwinn (Heidelberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0710 |
| OpenAlex | W4240992732 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Many theories assume more or less fixed sequences of development for organizations, companies, institutions, and societies. Such evolutionistic model assumptions have flowed into most sociological theories. However, the economic literature emphasized that a company or a country can leapfrog over certain economic stages of development. This basic idea can be developed into a general model of modernization and social development in the process of globalization. The process of modernization and globalization is seen not as taking place according to a systems construction plan, but as involving the role of actors. This point of view helps to explicate creative, unexpected processes and social innovations. Alternative forms of modernity are the result of the potentials of actors in the context of structural challenges. The process of leapfrogging is outlined using the example of economic, political, and legal processes
Context (archaeology · Economic globalization · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Globalization · Leapfrogging · Modernity · Modernization theory · Neoclassical economics · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Process (computing · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic Development and Digital Transformation · Global Economic and Social Development · Law
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |