It is still more difficult to distinguish political modernisation and political development. Much is common to both within interlocked processes, as given in the following diagram of modernisation and development. The concept of ‘political modernisation’ is less vague, more open-ended, and includes notion of development. On the basis of Lucian Pye’s syndrome and others, political […]
Difference between Political Modernisation and Political Development
Article shared by : 
Stages and Problems of Political Development
Article shared by :
Another important step is to know and determine the various levels or stages of political development. Brian Berry maintains the concept of ‘level’ as static and cross-sectional. Comparatively, the concept of ‘stage’ is more dynamic and result-oriented. Idea of stages of development has come from economics through W.W. Rostow (Stages of Economic Growth, 1968). Rostow […]
Political Development: Conceptual Explanation
Article shared by :
Political development is a more elusive concept than economic development. It is more controversial in normative terms and more difficult to measure in empirical and operational terms. It is used frequently by both normative and non-normative or existential thinkers. Normative theorists stress that a political system develops as it approaches the good political order. They […]