Unit 2: Characteristics of Development

Overview:

Development is a buzz word of the world since the period following the Second
World War. It is a social process affecting as well as wanted by both the rich
and the poor nations. This unit gives an overview of the theoretical concept of
development and the associated dimensions of it. Here an attempt is made to
provide a conceptual analysis of the concept of development, its related
concept of economic growth. Further the unit tries to focus on the paradigm
shifts in the concept of development over the years. It also focuses on the
concept of social development, human development and sustainable
development which have become the dominant paradigms in the development
discourse in the present day
 

Suggested Reading: 

  1. Webster A. (1990) Introduction to the Sociology of Development. Hongkong, McMillan Education Ltd.

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