A central issue in the sociology of economic development of nations concerns why and how some countries have developed and others have not. The study of this question becomes important because despite sociology's preoccupation, since classical times, with the transition of societies toward more advanced social stages many questions regarding the nature of national development have been left unanswered, particularly with respect to the nonindustrialized nations. / A major assumption underlying the explanations given by traditional theories (modernization) of development is that each society is basically independent of all others, and that underdevelopment or development of any one society is caused by internal forces. / This study develops another approach based on a world-system/dependency perspective. According to this perspective the poverty of underdeveloped societies are due to their relationship with the advanced capitalist societies rather than being caused by internal conditions. / The question of development and underdevelopment is examined by applying the two theoretical frameworks to Iranian historical experiences from 1940-1978. Modernization hypotheses are found to be logically and empirically problematic or incomplete on political participation, investment capital, and liberal reforms. Alternatively, the world-system/dependency perspective tends to best conform to the Iranian Post-World War II historical experience. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, Section: A, page: 0945. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74790 |
| Contributors | NOFALLAH, MAHMOUD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 297 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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