1. Prepared By Prof Alvin So1 SOSC 188 Lecture 11 The World-Systems Analysis (I): Comparison

2. Prepared By Prof Alvin So2 Comparing the Three Perspectives – Background Comparing their Research Focus Comparing their Theoretical Structure Comparing their Visions of Development

3. Prepared By Prof Alvin So3 Comparing the Three Perspectives - Background Modernization school - Parsonians in the 1950s/early 1960s Dependency school - Frank in the late 1960s/the 1970s World-System school - Wallerstein in the 1980s

4. Prepared By Prof Alvin So4 Comparing their Research Focus Modern. school - on third world backwardness, internal explanation Depend. school - on third world backwardness, external explanation World-System school - on the whole world new orientation: the whole world as a unit of analysis

5. Prepared By Prof Alvin So5 Comparing their Theoretical Structure Modern. school - modern vs. traditional societies Depend. school - core vs. periphery nations World-System school - core, semi- periphery, and periphery

6. Prepared By Prof Alvin So6 Comparing their Visions of Development Modern. school - optimistic future, more core linkages Depend. school - pessimistic future, must get rid of foreign controls World-System school - national versus global development cyclical rhythm and secular trends