Activity 5

1.  Access the full speech from the internet at: https://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/50yr_archive/inagural20jan1949.htm

At first glance, Truman’s speech appears to be quite charitable and motivated by ‘doing good’ in the world. However, what was the political context in which the speech was made? Was there a possible ulterior motive? Also, whose way of life appears to be superior in this speech? What do you think Truman meant by ‘progress’?

2. Read the following article by Noah and Eckstein (1988): http://home.iitk.ac.in/~amman/soc748/noah_eckstein_dependency_theory_in_comparative_education.html.

What are some of the criticisms (or twelve lessons) of dependency theory?