Modernisation Model (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards

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What is the modernisation model?

Development theory: traditional agricultural societies → modern industrialised nations

Modernisation model emergence period

Mid-20th century (Cold War era)

How many key processes in modernisation model?

Four key processes

Traditional to modern transformation

Adopt Western values, industrial tech, market systems

Urbanisation & industrialisation process

Rural → urban migration; industries in cities boost growth

Education & technology in modernisation

Invest in workforce skills, R&D; improve productivity

Economic growth goal of modernisation

Sustained growth via global trade & foreign investment

Tiger economies (countries)

South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore

Modernisation model criticism: cultural issue

Cultural homogenisation (loss of traditional cultures)

% of global urban areas not meeting WHO air quality

Over 90%

Modernisation model's approach problem

One-size-fits-all (ignores local context)

Andre Gunder Frank's theory

Dependency theory (developed nations keep poorer countries underdeveloped)

South Korea's GDP per capita in 1960s

$100

South Korea's industrialisation strategy

Export-oriented (steel, textiles, electronics)

South Korea's tertiary education rate (2022)

Approximately 70%

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