THE INTERPENETRATION OF MODERN AND TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES: A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE
In: Studies in comparative international development, Volume 15, Issue 2, p. 45-61
ISSN: 0039-3606
THE PAPER DISCUSSES CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THE SOCIOGEOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THIRD WORLD NATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE INTERACTION OF TWO FORCES: MODERNITY AND TRADITION. THE AUTHORS FOCUS ON THE SEEMINGLY IRREGULAR AND/OR UNPRODUCTIVE NATURE OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH INTERACTION AS PERHAPS ONLY INDICATIVE OF CONCEPTUAL & METHODOLOGICAL FAILURES IN MODERNIZATION THEORIES.