Development became a studies matter in the second half of the 20th Century.
After World War II. researchers began to focus more systematically on the study of the
causes of poverty and underdevelopment.
On the international scene appeared a large number of new autonomous (or
autonomously-looking and experts regarded as an independent) entities defined by a
government units, which gained formal independence from former colonial powers These
societies, until then involved in international development only as subordinates, began to
attract attention not only specialists (ethnographers, ethnologists and anthropologists), but
also political scientists and sociologists .
In the 50s And 60 years emerged first substantial studies, whose main aim was to explore
the nature of “non-Western societies and their historical evolution and compare it with the
development of so-called advanced societies of the European and North American
continent. The basis for the comparative analysis was the differentiation of industrial
society that evolved in the 19th. century in Europe and North America, from societies
that did not undergo this developmental stage, or were dragged (vtaženy)into the industrial
world and became only complement of the industrialized societies to ensure priory the
fulfillment of the Westers priorities, not their own needs.
Today, the content of development studies focused mainly on reducing poverty and
improving human development . Development became a complicated issue which can be
simplify as saying the difference between rich and poor.
What is the theme of Development Studies
Development is intended as the quality and the ability to develop a personal life, social
relationships, the area of politics, economics and culture in the so-called developing
