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► Global Economic Development (Chap 3)Global Economic Development (Chap 3) Digression on global communications and Digression on global communications and

geodesygeodesy► Processes of change (the third)Processes of change (the third)

► TechnologyTechnology Economic Development ProcessEconomic Development Process Rostow’s ModelRostow’s Model CriticsCritics Regional Economic ChangeRegional Economic Change

► Rostowian internal growth theoryRostowian internal growth theory► Economic BaseEconomic Base

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►* processes of change involving the nature and composition of the economy in a particular region as well as to increases in the overall prosperity of a region

►Processes of change:► Changes in economic structure► Changes in political structure► Changes in technology

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►* application of scientific knowledge and * application of scientific knowledge and methods to economic activity, resulting methods to economic activity, resulting in changes in productivityin changes in productivity Wheeler et al. p. 35Wheeler et al. p. 35

► interrelationships between different interrelationships between different technologies:technologies:

► Mass vehicle ownership & road systemsMass vehicle ownership & road systems► Large scale meat-packing in Chicago & reefer Large scale meat-packing in Chicago & reefer

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► Spatial diffusion Spatial diffusion ► Appropriate technologyAppropriate technology

Labour displacementLabour displacement

► Technological dependenceTechnological dependence From know-how to know whyFrom know-how to know why

► Technology the great emancipator?Technology the great emancipator? Or a new form of dependency?Or a new form of dependency?

Economic Development ProcessEconomic Development Process

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