Rostow’s and Frank’s theories about development over time
I can explain Rostow's and Frank's theories about how and why countries develop over time.
- Year 11
- Edexcel B
Rostow’s and Frank’s theories about development over time
I can explain Rostow's and Frank's theories about how and why countries develop over time.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- There are different theories that can explain how countries develop over time.
- Rostow's modernisation theory suggests that the introduction of manufacturing causes countries to develop.
- Frank's dependency theory suggests that the development of a core and periphery leads to inequality.
Keywords
Extreme poverty - living on less than $2.15 a day
Modernisation theory - a view that suggests that countries move through five stages of economic development, proposed by Rostow
Manufacturing - the secondary economic sector, involving making goods from raw materials or other manufactured products (for example motor vehicles)
Dependency theory - a socialist view that explains how the core (developed countries) exploit the periphery, proposed by Frank
Common misconception
There are more people living in poverty today than there once were.
The share of the global population living in extreme poverty has dramatically fallen in the past decades.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When we consider intergovernmental organisations, what does U.N. stand for?
Q2.What is global inequality?
Q3.Which of the following is a key measure of development?
Q4.Match the world bank classification of a country's development with its definition.
