The relevance of Arthur Lewis’ “Industrialization by Invitation” Model to Contemporary Caribbean society According to Nassur Mustapha‚ development is defined as‚ ‘the progressive process of human‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic and social change‚ which shapes people’s lives.’ The southern countries and particularly the Caribbean have been classified as developing countries‚ which are still somewhat dependent on the metropolis’ which once colonized them. It was Sir Arthur Lewis who first formulated
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Lewis’ autobiographal statements show he was a a product of dying colonial order‚ and in turn was an intellectual contributor to the decolonization process. He was strongly against imperialism which lead to his interest in the problems of underdevelopment. Three seminal publications The first of these is the _Industrialization of the West Indies_. Lewis was averse to the ideas of the Economic Plan for Jamaica. His side of the argument stemmed from a stint with the Caribbean Commission in which
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Industrialisation is the process of social and economic change whereby a social group is transferred from a manual labor based structure to a more technologically driven society and where the economy gains much more capital via manufacturing industries. Caribbean economies have been labeled as weak and dependent‚ and controlled by stronger foreign states and institutions (The Plantation Economy). Sir Arthur Lewis‚ St. Lucias first Nobel Prize winner‚ has released several publications on the issue
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closely related with technological innovation‚ particularly with the development of large scale energy and metallurgy production. Geographers view it as the extensive organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing (Hiller‚ 2010). Industrialisation started in North America around 1840’s with the migration of industrial technology. People adapted use of machines. Agriculture revolution took place and farmers produced more crops for more people. Lot of rural to urban and international migration
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In Todaro-Smith(2003)‚ the structural-change theory focuses on the mechanism by which underdeveloped economies transform their domestic economic structures from a heavy emphasis on traditional subsistence agriculture to a more modern‚ more urbanized‚ and more industrially diverse manufacturing and service economy. It employs the tools of neoclassical price and resource allocation theory and modern econometrics to describe how this transformation process takes place. Two well-known representative
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What is Feminist Thought or Feminist Theory? Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining‚ establishing and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Feminist theory emerged from these feminist movements and includes general theories and theories about the origins of inequality‚ and‚ in some cases‚ about the social construction of sex and gender‚ in a variety of disciplines. Waves of Feminism The period described as first-wave feminism refers
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RELEVANCE OF MAO’S THEORIES IN CONTEMPORARY ARMED STRUGGLES There is no doubt that Mao’s works have been‚ are and will be a subject of study for the revolutionaries‚ counter revolutionaries‚ military thinkers as well as historians throughout the world. With the tangible defeat of strong Japanese invaders and relatively strong Kuomintang‚ the world simply could not ignore the fact that Mao’s theories on armed struggle and their practical implications were undoubtedly of par excellence. Particularly
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so much for your invitation to accompany you to the dance on Friday ‚ January 17 ‚ at 7:00 p.m.. I ’d love to come. I know that you like very much to dance ‚ and I really enjoy Irish dances. I have hoped for an opportunity to be part of the festivities . I expect we meet our friends as I know they are very excited about this event. I’d better stop now and get on with my studying. I’m looking forward to seeing you and having a great time. Thanks again for the invitation. All the best
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The aim of this report is to investigate what cultural factors/dimension that affect leadership in the context of multi countries as well as to investigate behavioral styles and practices leaders operating in India and see how Western leadership theories are relevant to these set up. Introduction In today’s world we have emerged from the industrial age‚ into the information age where knowledge is our most valuable assets. The rapid technological development that have enabled this information
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The Industrial Revolution began in England during the 1700s and spread throughout the rest of Europe. The Industrial Revolution was a time of new inventions‚ products‚ and methods of work. The results of the Industrial Revolution led to many short and long-term positive and negative effects. However the short-term negative effects outweighed the long-term positive effects of the Industrial Revolution. Short-term negative effects included death and illnesses from working in factories‚ poor working
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