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Modernization Theory
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Modernization theory explains global inequality as a difference in stage, holding that poorer nations advance by adopting the technology, institutions, and practices of industrialized ones.
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On this account, low income reflects internal conditions a nation can change.
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Critics answer that it treats one historical path as the only route and overlooks colonial history.