Modernization/Development Theory, CORDS, and FM 3-24?

[Madhu]

I didn't realize this thing times out on you and lost a huge post (my fault for not saving it elsewhere and cutting and pasting.)

So, because I don't have time to recreate it now, I'll just post a few articles and return to the thread at a later date. Sorry, moderators, I am absolutely furious at myself for losing about an hours worth of work

1. http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/universit...ess-e4cRc8JEqg

The Illusion of Progress: CORDS and the Crisis of Modernization in South Vietnam 1965-1968

2. Jacqueline Hazelton:

The mechanism at work is gaining the support of most of the populace. The HAM understanding of the solution to insurgency grows from the Cold War literature on modernization theory.

http://citation.allacademic.com/meta.../p498775-6.php

3. Bernard Finel blog:

Instead, they just assume that legitimacy is a function of the provision of goods services and government accountability. I have no idea where this comes from. It ignores, among other things:

(1) The role of shared foundational myths;
(2) The presence of an external enemy;
(3) The importance of charismatic leadership;
(4) The role of coercion (yes, coercion can contribute to legitimacy);
(5) Traditional power structures;
(6) Distributional policies;
(7) Local autonomy;
(8) Ethic, religious, and sectarian connections;
(9) The presence of “escape” mechanics to supplement “voice.”

http://www.bernardfinel.com/?p=1400

4. Reframing the Historical Problematic of Insurgency: How the Professional Military Literature Created a New History and Missed the Past, Gumz Jonathan E.

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00004/art00003

5. Tony Corn: COIN in Absurdistan: Saving the COIN Baby from the Afghan Bathwater (and Vice-Versa)

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/jou...p/479-corn.pdf

6. Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence, Austin Long:

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP200.html

(So what I lost were the various passages on modernization theory that I had culled, but you all can search for yourself....)


Sorry, everyone, I'll add more when I have a chance and try and tie the different strands together.