Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Which is/are correct about modernization and developmentalism?
- 1. There is a fixed path of development and modernization, as traversed by the Western nations
- 2. The contemporary meaning of development was given by US President Harry Truman
- 3. In this discourse development is universal, objective, scientific, technocratic but political
- 4. US policy towards the third world in the post-Second World War period was guided by this ideology
A1, 2 and 3
B2, 3 and 4
C1, 3 and 4
D1, 2 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2 and 4 — Items 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1, 2 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 4.
★Modernization theory assumed a fixed path of development traversed by the Western nations.
★The contemporary meaning of development is traced to US President Truman's 1949 inaugural address.
★US policy toward the third world after the war was guided by this developmentalist ideology.
★Item 3 is wrong, because in this discourse development was presented as a-political, not political.
★It was portrayed as universal, objective, scientific and technocratic, above politics.
★Critics argue this supposed neutrality in fact concealed Western and Cold War interests.
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