Staging growth

Description:

Situating modernization theory historically, Staging Growth avoids conventional chronologies and categories of analysis, particularly the traditional focus on conflicts between major powers. The contributors employ a variety of approaches-from economic and intellectual history to cultural criticism and biography-to shed fresh light on the global forces that shaped the Cold War and its legacies. Most of the pieces are comparative, exploring how different countries and cultures have grappled with the implications of modern development. At the same time, all of the essays address similar fundamental questions. Is modernization the same thing as Westernization? Is the idea of modernization universally valid? Do countries follow similar trajectories as they undertake development? Does modernization bring about globalization? - Publisher.

subjects: Political culture,  Democracy,  Globalization,  Social change,  Cross-cultural studies,  World politics,  Economic conditions,  Cultural policy,  Central government policies,  Development studies,  International relations,  Political science & theory,  Business & Economics,  Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000,  History - General History,  International Relations - General,  International Relations (General),  Post Cold War History,  History,  Modern - 20th Century,  Business/Economics,  Political Science,  USA,  Industries - General,  Development - Economic Development,  Modern - 20th Century/Nuclear Age,  Economic development,  Cold war

Places: Developing countries