Ideas about what it means to be modern are soon dated. Not so long ago theories were in vogue claiming that a “scientific-technical revolution” was under way that would lead to a single type of ...

Theories of development and modernization have played a crucial role in the formation of U.S. policy since George Washington's administration promoted the "civilization" of the eastern Native American ...

https://doi.org/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.7.2.0285 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/worlrevipoliecon.7.2.0285 Copy URL This article deconstructs the theory ...

For many foreigners, China may remain a mysterious land. However, for some China hands, the real China is credible, appealing and respectable. Their research and observations provide authentic ...

Traditional modernization theory assumes that the spread of formal education is crucial to further economic and cultural change and that it broadly benefits the public interest. This view of the role ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of correctly understanding and vigorously advancing Chinese modernization while addressing the opening of a study session at the Party School of ...

The Communist Party of China is seeking to push the Chinese nation towards modernization in all fronts. This includes social, political and economic issues as the report to the 20th National Congress ...