FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT: THEORIES AND HISTORY MDP 500
MDP 500 Theories of Development Table: use A small place by Kincaid & Nimako – Nkrumah and Black America as resources to complete the table
Modernization Theory
Early Structuralism
Dependency Theory A
Dependency Theory B
Political Economy
Major Theorists
Time Period
Orientation to Market
Theory of Development
Key Theoretical Contributions
Policy Recommendations
Modernization Theory
Early Structuralism
Dependency Theory A
Dependency Theory B
Political Economy
Assumptions
Major Critiques
What kind of economic relations this theory produces (according to the theory)
Context in which this theory emerged
Related Theories and Theorists
Programs/Policies/
Outcomes Related to this theory
Additional Useful Categories?
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