Abstract
Dieter Senghaas has made an exciting contribution to the study of European development by employing concepts originally developed in the dependency tradition for analysing the Third World. In the process, however, some of the problems pertaining to dependency theory are brought to bear on the European problematique. Two such problems are explored in the article. Firstly, the problem of the awkward dis tinction between internal and external factors in the process of development, where Senghaas is at pains to stress the role of internal factors. Secondly, the problem of the very broad categories of auto-centred versus peripheral development. The article argues that these broad categories are insufficient means to grasp dynamics of development in the First and the Third World. Finally, the article stresses that al though the European Experience contains relevant elements for the Third World today, there are also a number of new developments making it impossible for Third World countries to repeat the European experience.
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