Difference Between Human Development And Dependency Theory

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Is there a right way to develop? Development is defined in different ways. It’s referred to as a state of growth. In more specific terms it’s, “the process of economic and social transformation that is based on complex cultural and environmental factors and their interactions,” (BusinessDictionary.com, 2015). As we focus on understanding development we need to know what sustainable development is. Sustainable development encompasses meeting the needs of people in the present while taking the future generations into consideration. This essay aims to address if indeed there is a right to develop while focusing on evaluating and contrasting two development theories, human development and dependency theory. It also aims to explain the effectiveness of one of the theories in an East-African country, Kenya. “Theories of development provide a framework for thinking about human growth, development, and learning,” (Cherry, 2015). They outline hindrances to development and provide possible solutions to achieving it. The dependency theory shows that rich countries get wealthier at the expense of underdeveloped countries by explaining how resources are exported from under-developed countries to developed countries who benefit from them more than the developing countries, because they are exported at less expensive costs and later sold back at expensive costs. It was originated by Raul Prebisch and Han Singer. The theory came about as a reaction to the modernization theory that

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