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Critically assess the value of the models of Frank, Rostow and Clark-Fisher in our understanding of development issues. There are a great number of differences between the models of Frank, Rostow and Clark-Fisher. For example, the Clark-Fisher sector model and W.W. Rostow's modernisation theory are merely temporally based models of development. However, Frank's dependency theory contains elements of both temporal and spatial factors. There is also the highly significant division to consider between dependency theories and modernisation theories. Dependency theories are the theories which build upon the idea that the rate of development of a country is largely a consequence of its relationships with other countries. On the other hand, modernisation theories are theories that build upon the idea that the rate of development of a country is largely to do with internal structures, government and culture of that country. According to Frank's dependency theory, countries can become more frequently dependent...

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