At the Crossroads of Development
Transnational Challenges to Developed and Developing Societies
Published on 1. November 1996
Book
Leather / fine binding
174 pages
978-90-04-10732-8 (ISBN)
Description
The 10 articles assembled in this volume examine old problems and new opportunities in development that are associated with trade, communication, population distribution and migration, culture and institutions. They explore possibilities for and obstacles to technological and institutional transfers between developed and developing societies at a time when capitalism and democracy appear triumphant.
Points of convergence, parallel processes and equivalences in social problems and potential solutions across levels of development are noted. They point out that the hierarchy of the world economic system and indigenous cultures militate against the homogenization of the globe along Western lines.
Points of convergence, parallel processes and equivalences in social problems and potential solutions across levels of development are noted. They point out that the hierarchy of the world economic system and indigenous cultures militate against the homogenization of the globe along Western lines.
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Joseph E. Behar is Professor of Sociology at Dowling College. His research interests include social stratification, political economy and the social changes associated with telecommunication and information technology.
Alfred G. Cuzan is Professor of Political Science and the University of West Florida. He has published widely in the field of comparative political economy, especially comparing the United States and Latin America.
Alfred G. Cuzan is Professor of Political Science and the University of West Florida. He has published widely in the field of comparative political economy, especially comparing the United States and Latin America.