Rostow’ s ladder and Nigeria’s climb: Rethinking our path to development

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Rostow’ s ladder and Nigeria’s climb: Rethinking our path to development

By: Oluwadunsin Olorunfemi and Abiodun Abioye W.W. Rostow’s five-stage model of economic growth, as outlined in his seminal 1960 work The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, is a foundational yet debated framework in development theory. Rostow proposed that all countries progress through a linear sequence: 1. Traditional society: Subsistence agriculture, limited technology, and […]

Rostow’ s ladder and Nigeria’s climb: Rethinking our path to development
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