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Debate #337 · Society, social change and institutions

Does modernisation theory or dependency theory better explain underdevelopment?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Sociology
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)Evidence (1)PositionsSame themeIs Pakistan's family system breaking down or adapting to social change?Is crime in Pakistan driven more by inequality or by weak social control?Have globalisation and digital media eroded or enriched Pakistan's culture and social fabric?
+2 moreShould the state limit individual liberty for the sake of order?Does Pakistan's media serve truth or manipulate public opinion?

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Examiners want: Each theory's claims, application to developing countries, conflict among core and periphery, what institutions like the UN can do

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2021
PMS · Sociology · Evaluate

There are two major explanations for the unequal distribution of the world's wealth and power: modernization theory and dependency theory. Each theory suggests a different solution to the suffering of hungry people in the world. Pick up any one of the two theories and evaluate its application to the developing countries.

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2015
PMS · Sociology · Discuss

What is world system theory? Discuss the nature of conflict among different nations within the frame of world system. Explain how such an international conflict could be addressed using United Nations and express the possible hurdles.

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