Publications Employments Main Research Subjects Sitemap: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Impressum Publications as PDF and HTML-files Education Travel outside Europe Recommend Site  Contact

1.3 SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES

In the dualism and (economic) strategy theories discussed so far, underdevelopment and development are explained by economic factors alone while individual or group values and motivations are neglected. The social-psychological theories consider these very factors as main determinants of underdevelopment and development. Thus, they add a new component to the discussion. Because they reduce the causes to aspects of one discipline, like economic theories, they are partial explanations as well.

 

CAUSES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPTS FOR
DEVELOPMENT
— AN INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
  Introduction
1 MODERNIZATION THEORIES
1.1 DUALISM THEORIES
1.2 STRATEGY THEORIES
1.2.1 Theory of Balanced Growth
1.2.2 Theory of Unbalanced Growth
1.2.3 Theory of Stages of Growth
1.2.4 'Big-push' Theory
1.2.5 Theory of Development Poles
1.2.6 Theory of Circular Causation
1.3 SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES
1.3.1 Sociological Explanation of Socioeconomic Change
1.3.2 Theory of Social Change
2. DEPENDENCE THEORIES
2.1 EXTERNAL TRADE THEORIES
2.1.1 Theories of Circular Deterioration of Terms of Trade
2.1.2 Theory of Immiserizing Growth
2.2 IMPERIALISM THEORY
2.2.1 Classical Imperialism Theory
2.2.2 Modern Imperialism Theory
2.3 DEPENDENCIA THEORIES
3 TOWARDS A GENERAL THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT
4 LITERATURE