However, all of that would still not permit the conclusion that colonialism had a negative impact on Africa’s development. Indeed, what was called “the development of Africa” by the colonialists was a cynical shorthand expression for “the intensification of colonial exploitation in Africa to develop capitalist Europe.” The analysis has gone beyond that to demonstrate that numerous false claims are made purporting to show that Europe developed Africa in the sense of bringing about social order, nationalism, and economic modernization. The argument so far has been aimed at showing that benefits from colonialism were small and that they were not gifts from the colonialists, but rather fruits of African labor and resources for the most part. See more works from Walter Rodney and complete your bookshelf! The study recommends that developing countries after decades of colonialism should stop blaming colonial masters for their developmental challenges and take serious the process of industrialisation, democratisation and development via capital formation while stemming the tide of culture and tradition being fastly eroded by the same unacknowledged modernisation theory.The following is a chapter from Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa- originally published 50 years ago and as relevant as ever! The study established that the theory, being one of the most controversial developmental theory, now needs to be more placed in multidisciplinary studies to play a balancing role in explaining the state of the world today since the relevance of modernisation theory in certain facets of today's living cannot be shrugged off. This study submitted that modernisation theory is still relevant on strides towards industrialisation and democratisation process not minding the sentiments that pre modern countries must hold on to the modern styles of her former colonial masters with no recognition of how the latter plunder the vast resources of the former in developing her own economy. Findings of the study revealed that most culture and tradition have been sacrificed for modernization on the path to development against what is seen in China.
This study adopted archival research design and thematically reviewed literature on modernisation theory.
It is against this background that this study investigates the influence of modernisation theory on culture, tradition, industrialization and democratic process. The inability of most African countries, decades after independence to attain industrialisation while yet grapple with underdevelopment calls for deeper cursory look.
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