The Social Dynamics of Development
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1976
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: David C. Pitt
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 3 9 8 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 9 5 2 - 7
The Social Dynamics of Development explores social frames to delineate the development in the Third World countries. This book is composed of four main parts. Part I discusses… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Social Dynamics of Development explores social frames to delineate the development in the Third World countries. This book is composed of four main parts. Part I discusses the problems and ideas in various aspects of social dynamics of development. Part II deals with the role of the international development agencies in addressing the problematic situations of the Third World. This part presents sociological models, the significance of planning, and success stories. Part III focuses on the local economic reaction and the internal generation of development in peasant and proletariat subcultures. Part IV recognizes the misunderstanding and the general failure of developmental policies. This book will prove useful to sociologists.
Preface
Part One. Introduction - Problems and Ideas
Development from Below and Above
Cases and Comparisons
Problems and Planning
Sociology of Development
Schools and Structures
Determinism
Meanings of Development
Frames and Groups
Polarization
Subjectivity, Objectivity and Relevance
Situations
Status and Groups
Bureaucracy
Notes
Part Two. Development from Above
Donors and Recipients
Status and Prestige
Agency Autonomy
International Bureaucracy and Subcultures
Planning Influences
Sociological Models
Implementation
International Experts in Samoa
Success Stories
Multinationals
Third World Elites and National Integration
Local Elites in Samoa
Notes
Part three. Development from Below
Identity and Relativity
Examples of Development
Economic Attitudes
Status
Millennialism and Religion
Work
Capital
Traditional Social Structures
Communalism and Co-operation
Institutional Coexistence
Population
Power
Notes
Part Four. Conclusion
Towards a Pluralist Development
Bibliography
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1976
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483233987
- eBook ISBN: 9781483279527
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