Talk:History of modernisation theory

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Sources for the lead section and first two paragraphs

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any credible sources for the lead section of this article as well as the first two paragraphs under the first section titled "Earliest expressions of the theory"? Thank you. Biancaromulo (talk) 08:13, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Awhile ago I added the citation for Gilman into this article, does it fit well with the piece as a whole? It is about Condorcet and his influence on economic and social development Andydettinger (talk) 06:41, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Essay like

This appears to be a reflection on one or more authors' ideas about Modernization theory. Perhaps it could find a home in that article? Otherwise, perhaps it could be written to describe an established idea in (and not to synthesize a new idea from) literature in sociology. Cnilep (talk) 03:32, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Wikipedia "essay like" means a lack of citations, which is not the case here. Rjensen (talk) 04:07, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Wikipedia {{no footnotes}} or {{refimprove}} mean lack of citations; {{essay-like}} means "written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic." In my opinion, that is the case here. You may, of course, disagree, but in principle you should not remove maintenance templates until the issue is remedied. If there is general consensus that this article has no problems, that is fine. If it is just the two of us disagreeing, though, there may be more work to be done. Cnilep (talk) 05:21, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

please specify what are the original ideas included in the article that are not connected with published scholars who originated them? Rjensen (talk) 19:52, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

mandarins of the future

In the last paragraph of the section "Earliest expressios of the theory" it says: "One notable advocate was Harvard sociologist Talcott Parsons whose Mandarins of the Future (2003)...".

Mandarins of the Future(2003) is a book by Nils Gilman *about* modernization theory. It is certainly not by Parson. 77.119.208.11 (talk) 18:09, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]