The political economy of neo-modernisation : rethinking the dynamics of technology, development and inequality / Seung Jin Baek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baek, Seung-Jin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Technological innovations.

Equality--Economic aspects.

Equality.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

xxi, 343 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"Is there a limit to technological advancements? Are technological advancements creating a more equal and fair world? Starting from influential thinkers driving a never-ending evaluation of development discourse - incorporating theories of modernisation, endogenous growth, globalisation, neoliberalism and several others - Seung-Jin Baek answers these questions and sets out practical steps to create societies that are more equal in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This book explores why Western-centred development strategies are unlikely to bring about similar developmental paths and outcomes in developing economies. By theoretically and empirically assessing the Technology-Development-Inequality nexus, Baek explores why a distorted developmental path has been observed in recent years, with high income countries being associated with rising inequality. This is important reading for all those seeking to understand international development in a twenty-first century context. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Meta-narrative on the technology-development-inequality nexus

Uncovering complexity in the policy mix for sustainability transitions

Reconstructing modernisation inclusive and sustainable

Comparative perspective on modernisation and institutionalism

Part II. Growth and inequality interaction in the quest for sustainable development

Stylised fact of the changing inequality-growth landscape

Theoretical reshaping for the augmented inequality dynamics

Can the SDGs promote structural transformation in Africa? An empirical analysis

Part III. Theory of the developmental S-curve in process of development

Limit to improvement: myth or reality?

Is the universal consensus on 'technology drives development' analytic or synthetic?

Bringing the developmental state back in the age of exponentiality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

331991393X

9783319913933

OCLC:

1031345176