In this assignment, you will map out a plan for your research essay that you will submit at the end...

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In this assignment, you will map out a plan for your research essay that you will submit at the end of the semester. The final essay will be approximately 3000 words in length. Your plan, of course, will be much shorter than that.

As the heading for your essay plan, write out the essay topic you have chosen. You should chooseoneof the following topics:

1.Critically evaluate Rostow's 'modernisation theory' of development. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this theory?

2. Critically evaluate the contributions made by the ‘dependency school’ to development theory.

3. What has the impact of neo-liberalism been on theideaof development since the 1980s?

4. To what extent do you agree with this statement: "Development is merely colonialism in a new form"?

Your essay plan should also include the following components:

1. Thesis statement

Inone sentence, clearly state what your essay will argue for as its overall conclusion.

2. Argument

You will need to develop 6-10 points to support your thesis statement.Eachof these points should have the following form:

2.1 Topic Sentence:In one sentencestate your point. This sentence should be able to function as the topic (first) sentence of an essay paragraph. It should be clear from this topic sentence how your point supports your thesis statement.

2.2 Justification: In a dot-pointed list, provide a concise summary of the justification for the claim made in your topic sentence. This justification can consist of chains of reasoning, and/or claims derived from reputable sources, and/or facts/data derived from reputable sources. (If the latter, provide a concise explanation of how the data support the claim you are making in your topic sentence.) Any citation of sources in this section should be appropriately referenced.

The points as a whole should flow logicallyfrom oneto the next (i.e., theorderof your points matters). A reading of your topic sentences, one after the other, should provide the reader with a concise summary of your overall argument for your thesis statement.

Your argument section as a whole should reference a minimum of 15 relevant, scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources.

3. Reference list

Using a standard referencing system (any accepted/recognised referencing system is acceptable so long as you are consistent), provide full bibliographical details for all sources cited in section 2. This list should be in alphabetical order by author surname.

Sumita Mitra · Accepted Answer

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Rostow's 'modernisation theory' of development
Thesis statement: 
The importance of this modernisation theory and its relevance in the developing or third wold countries.
Brief Overview:
This growth model is one of the most important models of economic growth and was stated by the economist Walt W Rostow in 1960. He stated that economic growth can be defined and explained in five stages of varying lengths. This model is a well-known concept in the modernization theory which is used to explain the modernization process in the societies and also in the countries where after the initial investment the evolutionary process for growth would consist of 5 stages in the development ladder. The tenure of the same would be somewhere around 60 years. Modernization refers to a model of a progressive transition from a 'pre-modern' or 'traditional' to a 'modern' society.
Modernization theory refers to a theory which states that development in the developing countries can be achieved by way of following the process of development which are being followed in the developed countries(Rostwo,1960). This is a kind of socio economic theory and also known as development theory. So to best explain the same we would analyze Rostow’s modernization theory.
After the second world war we have seen that many countries in Asia, Africa and in Latin America had remained poor despite the exposure of capitalism. Due to which the concept of modernization theory came into perspective from the 1940’s. The theory had two main aspects like the reasons why the poor countries were underdeveloped and the probable solutions to make them get developed in due course of time. The last stage of the theory namely ‘age of mass production’ or ‘high mass consumption’ supposedly represents a fully functioning economy.
Strengths of Rostow’s theory: (Pertaining to the developed countries):
His theory can be seen as a top down model which emphasizes on the modernization effect from the urban industry and influence of the west into the development of the country eventually. The strength of this theory is actually the fact that it is based on science education, which was needed to tackle underdevelopment in the third world countries as a whole. Science and technological advances would help them to scale in the field of agriculture, small scale industries, infrastructure, human resources,

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