Teori-Teori Pembangunan Dunia Ketiga

Main ideas, concepts, and lessons

1) Topics/outline of the meeting

• The video explains third world development theories.
• It also covers:
  • Development indicators used internationally
  • Theories of third world development (multiple approaches)
  • The relationship between these theories and communication

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2) International development indicators (what “development” is measured by)

The speaker presents several indicators commonly used internationally:

• Average wealth / GDP per capita

  • Used to compare income levels across countries.
  • Examples mentioned (approximate):
    • Indonesia (2019): around $4,000 per year (≈ Rp 60 million/year)
    • Malaysia (2011): $6.9 (conversion described as ≈ Rp 90 million/year)
    • Developed countries: above $40,000/year (as an “acceptable” threshold)

• Equitable distribution of development

  • Development should not only look at averages.
  • It must ensure wealth/outcomes are distributed across society, not only held by elites.

• Quality of life (related to equality and average wealth)

  • Good development considers community well-being.
  • A “well-being” concept is mentioned as combining individual and social elements, linked to a W (well-being) index / “Welbing index.”

• Environmental sustainability

  • Development should avoid environmental damage.
  • The speaker emphasizes that development often sacrifices ecological aspects—especially when resources are processed industrially with technology—so society should not “pay the price” of ecological harm.

• Sustainable social justice

  • Development should ensure social justice for all people, not only those in big cities.
  • Underdeveloped regions must not be neglected.
  • Development is described as “not optimal” if it doesn’t meet social justice standards nationwide.

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3) Theories of third world development

A) Modernization Theory

Core assumption / cause of “backwardness”:

• Backwardness in agrarian/third world countries is caused mainly by internal factors:
  • failure to adopt technology, or
  • insufficient capacity/resources to adopt it.

Main ideas proposed:

• Society as “traditional vs modern”

  • Modernization theory contrasts traditional society and modern society.
  • (The speaker also contrasts this with a “conflict approach” that divides society into upper vs lower classes.)

• Development policies follow trends from developed countries

  • Developed countries’ technologies and policies are treated as models.
  • Developing countries should adapt and “follow current trends,” including technologies small communities can adopt.

• Modernization leads to westernization

  • Following widely developed western trends can cause aspects of life to align more with the West.

• Linear progression model of development

  • Development is portrayed as a straight-line process:
    • from underdeveloped societies using simple tools
    • to advanced modern societies with more efficient/effective technologies.

• Need for foreign capital/investment

  • Backwardness can be reduced by “adding foreign capital” (investment).
  • Foreign investment/technology is framed as an “injection” or stimulus to accelerate development.

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B) Dependency Theory

Core assumption / cause of “backwardness”:

• Backwardness and poverty are caused mainly by external factors:
  • exploitation by developed countries,
  • unfair trade and industrial relations,
  • developed countries intervening in developing countries.

How it critiques modernization:

• Modernization theory attributes underdevelopment mainly to internal causes.
• Dependency theory argues instead that underdevelopment is produced by the structure of international relations.

Key mechanisms described:

• Unequal relationships

  • There are actors who exploit and actors who are exploited—so the relationship is not equal.

• Cultural and social dependence

  • Examples include:
    • dependence on Western technology/products,
    • cultural changes driven by external trends,
    • reliance on imported goods and the influence of foreign culture.

• Discourses encouraging reduced dependence

  • Campaign-style ideas like “use local products” are mentioned to reduce dependence and build empowerment through local production.

• Trade/industrial dependence

  • Developing countries may rely on foreign debt and imports.
  • In agriculture, processing may be sped up via outside systems, but dependence can remain.

• Modernization can produce hegemony (new colonialism)

  • “Hegemony” is explained as a modern form of colonialism:
    • technology may be introduced,
    • but local production capacity remains weak,
    • countries export mainly raw materials,
    • while value-added production (technology control) is owned by foreigners/Western actors.
  • People may function mainly as labor, while foreigners control high-value technology/product chains.

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C) World System Theory

Core assumption / cause of “backwardness”:

• Development outcomes are shaped by the global economic system and global institutions/decision-making.

Global institutions mentioned (as described):

• IMF (influencing policy and debt conditions)
• UNDP (supporting skills training and programs such as digital industrialization)
• The UN system is referenced generally as coordinating global-level economic policy influence.

Main ideas:

• Countries are grouped into three categories

  • Central countries
  • Semi-peripheral countries
  • Peripheral countries (often described as highly underdeveloped; frequently tied to explanations involving many African countries)

• Dynamics between these groups

  • Peripheral and semi-peripheral countries’ development is heavily determined by global-level policies.

• Debt maturity and policy conditions as examples

  • The speaker illustrates that underdeveloped countries might receive debt with different maturity terms (e.g., 30 vs 80 years), depending on category.
  • Core message: IMF-style policies structure the options available to developing countries.

• Potential for empowerment

  • Solutions should include stimulation that is not exploitative, such as:
    • giving authority to manage resources and technology,
    • building the ability to master technology and create technology suited to local context.

• Communication/awareness (briefly linked)

  • The theory should consider humanization and critique injustice/exploitation/violence.

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4) Relationship between development theory and communication

The speaker’s main communication-related claims:

• Development is connected to how awareness is formed and how media influences critical thinking.
• Two implied roles:
  1. Preventing mass communication from being used uncritically
     • Avoid absorbing messages (especially about the “importance” of certain agendas) without reflection.
     • Aim to build critical awareness, not passive adoption of trends.
  2. Using mass and interpersonal communication for critical consciousness
     • Media (mass communication) and interpersonal communication both matter.
     • Students/academics are mentioned as agents of change.
     • Education and training (including via programs like KKN—community service) should help people:
       • learn new technologies that can be adapted locally,
       • develop entrepreneurship,
       • create local product industries,
       • avoid being pulled into trends that only benefit large outside companies.

Practical guidance implied by the communication section (instructions-style):

• Use communication to:
  • build critical awareness, not passive acceptance of external trends,
  • teach people to evaluate whether imported ideas align with local culture,
  • develop entrepreneurship based on local products,
  • train communities to adopt technologies wisely to reduce dependence.

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Speakers or sources featured

Speakers

• No specific named individual is clearly identified in the provided subtitles.

Sources / references mentioned

• W. W. Rostow (credited with the “linear stages of development” idea)
• IMF (global economic policy, debt, and conditions)
• UNDP (empowerment programs such as skills training/digital industrialization)
• UN (general global institutional influence)
• Mass communication / interpersonal communication (concepts; no specific theorist named)

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