The term modernization theory refers to a group of development theories from different scientific disciplines.

Acceptance and argumentation

All the acceptance, development obstacles is common to them not so much from economic deficits, but from the characteristics and value conception of traditionaler societies would rise. Fundamentals of this train of thought are already with max of webers into "“the Protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism"” (1905).

Core of the modernization theories is the postulated contrast "“more traditionaler"” between "“more modern"” (with the attributes dynamically - rationally - urban) and (with the attributes statically - irrationally/fatalistic - agrarian) world, as one finds it e.g. also in the dependency theory of Raul Prebisch.

Reason for "“underdevelopment"” are thus endogenous factors, like investment inclination lacking, savings attitude, office purchase

The modernization theories draw thereby from a set of economiceconomics, sociological and historicalscientific disciplines.

Criticism

The simplizistische (so critics) construction of simple contrasts between modernity and does not become fair the reality. One cannot classify developing countries indiscriminately as "“traditional societies"”.

Admitted representative

Contributions for the field of the modernization theories come among other things from the following representatives:

• Habermas (modernization as decoupling of system and environment)
• Wolfgang tap

Articles in category "Modernization theory"

We found here 28 articles.