Innovation diffusion and development in a Third World setting: the cooperative movement in Sierra Leone
- Ohio State Univ., Columbus
The interface between innovation diffusion and economic development and social change in Third World settings is investigated. The paper first presents a conceptual framework linking diffusion processes and development and then exemplifies a portion of that framework by examining the diffusion of agricultural cooperatives in Sierra Leone from 1948 through 1967. Attention is then turned to elements of the historical development of a cooperative movement in Sierra Leone which are important for understanding the processes underlying that diffusion. The temporal and spatial patterns of diffusion are discussed and the statistical analyses that assess (1) which variables provide a basis for distinguishing political units with cooperatives from those without, and (2) which variables account for the differences in the time at which cooperatives were established are examined. The findings are integrated with the theory presented. 41 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 5809282
- Journal Information:
- Soc. Sci. Q.; (United States), Vol. 60:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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