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Rostow’s Model of Development

Objective: Students will understand stages of economic development

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Throwback

  • In what ways can women’s status in countries be measured?

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  • Based on yesterday’s conversation, what are some specific concerns you have about the state of women’s rights around the world.

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Trade

  • Most economists believe that for a country to develop it must focus on specific industries and trade with the rest of the world.

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Rostow’s Model

  • W.W. Rostow was an economist who proposed a five stage model of economic development.

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1) Traditional Society

  • Not yet started to develop.
  • Lots of people in subsistence agriculture
  • Lots of resources to the military and religion.
    • South Sudan, Congo, Somalia

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2) Preconditions to takeoff

  • Educated leaders begin to invest in infrastructure, technology, and education
    • Kenya, Haiti, Pakistan

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3) Takeoff

  • Rapid growth is generated in a limited number of economic activities.
    • China
    • India

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4) Drive to maturity

  • Modern technology diffuses widely.
  • Workers become more skilled and specialized.
    • Chile
    • Saudi Arabia

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5) Mass Consumption

  • Economy shifts from producing heavy industry to consumer goods and services.
    • Western Europe
    • U.S.
    • Northern Europe

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Lowest H.D.I.

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  • Guinea
  • Central African Republic
  • Sierra Leone
  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
  • Chad
  • Mozambique
  • Burundi
  • Niger
  • D.R.C.

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Our work

  • For each slide identify a pattern, trend, or significant finding and explain how it relates to our understanding of development.

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Passenger Cars per 1,000 People

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Which country has rapidly progressed through Rostow’s stages? What happened to Russia?

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What does this chart tell us about the time it takes and difficulty of developing.

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What do you think is the relationship between Rostow’s model and the D.T.M.?

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The South

  • Louisiana
  • Virginia
  • Florida
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Tennessee
  • North Carolina
  • Georgia
  • South Carolina
  • Mississippi
  • Arkansas
  • Alabama