Abstract
This article deconstructs the theory of modernization and argues that the theory is a political propaganda to mislead the people of Third World countries; the social transformation the theory advocates is not for the development of Third World countries. Instead, modernization is actually gradually destroying the local productive capacity, while cultivating the Western individualism in the South. In Uganda, the policies to bring about modernization under economic reform have made the economy to be dominated by a service sector that neither creates ample employment opportunities nor earns foreign exchange for the country. They have undermined manufacturing and agriculture, and as a result, a large percentage of the population is experiencing food insecurity. The article concludes by arguing that Uganda should have learnt from China's self-determined reforms and China should also learn from Uganda's experience while contemplating to adopt further reforms under foreign pressure.
Highlights
The modernization theory of development was formulated for Third World countries after the Second World War
By adopting the modernization strategy of globalization, it is claimed that Uganda, World Review of Political Economy Vol 7 No 2 Summer 2016
According to a report published in June 2015 by the Centre for International Development (CID) at Harvard University, Uganda’s economy is expected to grow at an impressive rate of 6% annually, adding that India and Uganda are poised to lead global growth in the decade
Summary
Introduction The modernization theory of development was formulated for Third World countries after the Second World War. By adopting the modernization strategy of globalization, it is claimed that Uganda, World Review of Political Economy Vol 7 No 2 Summer 2016. The claimed development process is undermining the welfare of the majority in Uganda: the poor are becoming poorer as reflected by the voices of the affected people (Kakande 2010). If the journey toward the claimed modernization is causing hardships to the majority of people, despite the claim that the economy has been experiencing impressive economic growth rates accompanied by fast poverty falling levels, is the current approach of modernization genuine or is it a political propaganda?. The article first elaborates the theoretical method of analysis It proceeds to deconstruct the theory of modernization by disputing its propaganda. It concludes by arguing that development, to be genuine, should be self-defined by the people who are concerned with their own welfare
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