The interpenetration of modern and traditional structures: A spatial perspective

Recent research on the relationship between modern & traditional aspects of the spatial orders of Third World countries -- especially India & the nations of sub-Saharan Africa -- has failed to support the models employed by geographers, sociologists, economists, & others; neither clear-c...

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Published in:Studies in comparative international development 1980-07, Vol.15 (2), p.45-61
Main Authors: Weinstein, Jay, McNulty, Michael L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Change/Changes
Country/Countries
CULTURAL MODIFICATION
EVALUATION
Geographic/Geographical
METHODOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
MODERNIZATION
POLITICAL CULTURE
POLITICAL THEORY
Socio
Space/Spatial/Spatio
Third World
TRADITION
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Summary:Recent research on the relationship between modern & traditional aspects of the spatial orders of Third World countries -- especially India & the nations of sub-Saharan Africa -- has failed to support the models employed by geographers, sociologists, economists, & others; neither clear-cut modernization nor a triumph of local elements characterizes Third World sociogeographic change. Part of the reason for this lack of fit is methodological, since the social scientific study of Third World development is rife with technical problems. However, a portion of the complex & often self-contradictory state of available knowledge reflects the actual situation; the spatial orders of many such countries are eclectic & contradictory hodgepodges of modern & traditional elements, in that one type of land use pattern, etc, does not replace, but rather, "interpenetrates" another. Modified AA.
ISSN:0039-3606
1936-6167
DOI:10.1007/BF02686374