Richard R. Fagen

A funny thing happened on the way to the market: thoughts on extending dependency ideas

Despite the efforts of the editor to cast the theoretical net as widely as possible—to include an eclectic mix of structural and behavioral dimensions of the concept of dependence—the bulk of the writings in this volume respond in some fashion to what I have elsewhere called “the dependency way of framing the question of development and underdevelopment.” It could hardly be otherwise, for the majority of authors represented here have had their primary research experience in or on Latin America. And it is out of the Latin American developmental experience—and its multiple failures and frustrations—that the main body of dependency ideas has grown.

Relation of Communication Growth to National Political Systems in the Less Developed Countries

After a study of communication development in 50 nations, the author concludes that a country may grow rapidly in either the newspaper or the radio sector without necessarily enjoying a similar growth in the other.

Mass Media Growth: A Comparison of Communist and Other Countries

WIn a world which has many times been described as undergoing a communications revolution, we still imperfectly understand how and why the mass media spread. We know, of course, that historically there has bean a close association between levels of economic development, levels of social development (e.g., literacy) and levels of mass media deve1opment.l But we also know that the socio-economic matrix in which the media grew in countries such as the United States will not be duplicated h

Politics and Privilege in a Mexican City.

This learned and hard-hitting book challenges the basic assumptions underlying American policy toward communism in the Third, or emergent, world. Kiernan argues persuasively that communism is a logical stage in the development of many Asian, African, and Latin American countries that see strong government and a planned economy as the key to modernization. He suggests that our national interest would be better served by supporting rather than suppressing revolutionary changes in the emergent world, thereby avoiding destructive international tensions. 256 pages

Politics and Privilege in a Mexican City

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