Jordan Modernization Theory

Why we can’t apply Modernization Theory in Jordan?

Introduction:

The major challenges that Jordan is facing are the limited recourses specially water and the unemployment’s, and both of them effect the economics of Jordan. The government try to solve some of these problems by privatization, but did that really solve the problem? Or did that solve the problem of unemployment? Modernization have some gaps that makes it inapplicable for Jordan here I will discuss the following to show why it’s a problematic for Jordan : a) The open market for investment and privatization did not improve the economic in Jordan, b) The external factors and the population growth as Jordan in the middle of a conflict zone.

Here in this essay I will give a background

welfare development) which means basic societal inventions, namely, competitive democracy, the market economy, mass consumption, and the welfare state. Development theory is a conglomeration of theories about how desirable change in society is best to be achieved. The term economic development here refers to widespread, widely shared, sustainable economic growth accompanied by significant structural change in production patterns and in economic and political institutions and by generalized improvement in living standards. Modernization is a process of economic development and social change, Modernization Theory examines how modernization processes, and economic growth.

But why this theory did work for the west? I would say simply the west occupied a lot of countries for a long time and they exploit the resource of these occupied countries to be invested it in their countries, and that’s why they have a strong economy and welfare.

Dependency Theory as well argues that lack of development is not a consequence of the absence of modern values but instead is the direct consequence of economic exploitation it rejects the viewpoint that non-industrial states are merely more primitive versions.

According to Modernization Theory that underdeveloped countries can follow the stages that developed country already followed before and do the same in order to be developed , however

With this, the burden on the national budget has progressively escalated. This has increased the deficit and lead to raise borrowing, consequently it increased the public debt. And when the public debt increase it had an impact on the sovereignty, then back to exploitation which is the main reason for modernization theory application. Also the privatization widened the income disparities with inflation affecting household consumption and expenditure patterns and straining the coping capacities of the lower and middle-income groups that has led to social issues and lead to corruption in the public sector. Also the privatization reduces the governmental role in terms of national development and left it for the private sector to take the lead on it as part of corporate social responsibility which was not the priority in Jordan case while this was the case in Western