The common characteristics of regional development policies and industrialization theories

Abstract

Current standard policies of regional development have been grounded, from their inception, solely upon the wishes of manufacturing concerns. This paper deals with this policy with reference to industrialization theories. With the conviction of an inevitable and universal process of industrialization, those administering development policies have inherited an optimistic viewpoint about any gaps and limit of development. Also, after reviewing the actual policies implemented, social development theories have been altered by the influence of economic growth-oriented claims. Therefore, I suggest that it is necessary to retink the contents of development as well as critically review pro-industry standpoints in order to validate the critics of regional development policies.