Modernization theory, developed by W. W. Rostow in the 1960s, argued that a nation's poverty is mostly because of cultural failings of the people, who lacked a work ethic and forward planning; the country would develop if it adopted Western economic and cultural values.

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Modernization theory, particularly as articulated by W. W. Rostow, suggested that underdeveloped countries could progress by adopting Western-style economic and cultural practices, implying that cultural factors were significant barriers to development.

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