Whose opinion is that industrial development is the pre-condition for political development?

The correct answer is W W Rostow.

Key Points

• According to Walt Whitman Rostow industrial development is the pre-condition for political development.
• He developed the stages of the economic growth model.
• This model is also known as Rostovian take-off model.
• This model was published in 1960 and postulates that there are 5 basic stages in economic growth. The Stages are-
  • The traditional society
  • The preconditions for take-off
  • The take-off
  • The drive to maturity
  • The age of high mass-consumption.

Additional Information

• Lucian Pie
  • He was an American Political Scientist.
  • He wrote the book "The concept of Political Development".
  • In his book, Lucian Pie carefully explains the numerous definitions of political development that have been offered by different political scientists.
  • He identified three aspects of political development which are as follows-
    • Equality
    • Capacity
    • Differentiation
• Pal Baran
  • Paul Baran was a Polish-American engineer.
  • He was a pioneer in the development of computer networks.