Achieving economic development amidst post-modern cross roads

Abstract

This paper endeavoured to point a way for achieving socio-economic development amidst postmodern crossroads. The paper observed that postmodernism aims with its “subjugation of differences,” especially the social and cultural differences of various regions, at unifying all cultures and social interaction into a monolithic pattern. This trend, however, is worrisome to many rich cultures which are swallowed to make way for other cultures, with the cultures of less developed countries the worst victims of this subjugation. Amidst the conception of cultural inhibitions, postmodernism could rightly be lauded for turning the world into a “global village,” and ridding the world of conventional beliefs and dogmatism which hitherto, imbeds development and breaking into progressive frontiers. The rise of Information Communications Technology (ICT) playing a large part with the information it creates. The breaking into successful frontiers then can rightly be attributed to possession of knowledge, “knowledge then becomes power” in this new world. To achieve socio-economic development then, entails being ahead of peers in the acquisition of knowledge, and our leaders, integrate elements of other regions that would enhance development. Not excluding being part of associations or world bodies that would hasten development.

Keywords: Postmodernism, Globalization, Economy, Development