Modernisation Model (Leaving Cert Geography): Flashcards
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What is the modernisation model?
What is the modernisation model?
Development theory: traditional agricultural societies → modern industrialised nations
Modernisation model emergence period
Modernisation model emergence period
Mid-20th century (Cold War era)
How many key processes in modernisation model?
How many key processes in modernisation model?
Four key processes
Traditional to modern transformation
Traditional to modern transformation
Adopt Western values, industrial tech, market systems
Urbanisation & industrialisation process
Urbanisation & industrialisation process
Rural → urban migration; industries in cities boost growth
Education & technology in modernisation
Education & technology in modernisation
Invest in workforce skills, R&D; improve productivity
Economic growth goal of modernisation
Economic growth goal of modernisation
Sustained growth via global trade & foreign investment
Tiger economies (countries)
Tiger economies (countries)
South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Modernisation model criticism: cultural issue
Modernisation model criticism: cultural issue
Cultural homogenisation (loss of traditional cultures)
% of global urban areas not meeting WHO air quality
% of global urban areas not meeting WHO air quality
Over 90%
Modernisation model's approach problem
Modernisation model's approach problem
One-size-fits-all (ignores local context)
Andre Gunder Frank's theory
Andre Gunder Frank's theory
Dependency theory (developed nations keep poorer countries underdeveloped)
South Korea's GDP per capita in 1960s
South Korea's GDP per capita in 1960s
$100
South Korea's industrialisation strategy
South Korea's industrialisation strategy
Export-oriented (steel, textiles, electronics)
South Korea's tertiary education rate (2022)
South Korea's tertiary education rate (2022)
Approximately 70%