Development Crisis DiscourseThe rise of development theory has been an interesting phenomenon. In the second half of the 20th century many theorists tried to explain the origins of "underdevelopment". The debate on the idea of ​​development has been intense and has led to the emergence of two contrasting paradigms: modernization theory and dependency theory. After thorough investigation, one realizes that both theories are problematic. This article is based on readings of Escobar, Martinussen, Cruise O'Brien and Pieterse. The purpose of this article is to chronicle the origins and growth of development discourse and to show how both paradigms share three flaws: an economistic approach to social change, an ethnocentric and teleological worldview of development, and the universal application perception of Western ideas. development experience across the developing world. As Escobar points out in The Problematization of Poverty, one of the many changes that occurred after the Second World War was the “discovery” of mass poverty throughout the world. This “discovery” had enormous implications for development discourse. Before the Second World War, development discourse was limited to the colonial experience. But with the end of colonial rule lurking on the horizon, Western academics began to theorize about economic growth and “modernization.” As a result, an entire genre of academic research has emerged: development discourse. The aim of the development discourse was to outline growth models (based on the historical successes of the West) that newly independent countries could use, primarily to escape vicious cycles of poverty, famine, etc. one-sided...... middle of paper......979Pieterse, Jan. "Dilemmas of development discourse: the development crisis and the comparative method" in Development and Change 22 (1991)Notes1 Escobar, Arturo. Meet development. Princeton University Press, 1995. P. 242 Ibid. Pp 23-243 Italics added by the author4 Ibid. Pp 52-545 Martinussen, John. Society, State and market. Zed Books, 1997. P. 576 Ibid. Pp 59-607 Ibid. Pp 61-658 Ibid. Pp 88-919 Pieterse, Jan Nederveen. Dilemmas of development discourse: the development crisis and the comparative method. P. 1510 Ibid. P. 1511 Ibid. P. 1512 Ibid. P. 1713 Escobar, Arturo. Meet development. Princeton University Press, 1995. P. 2514 Ibid. P. 4415 Pieterse, Jan Nederveen. Dilemmas of development discourse. P. 18