With the unique aim of the country in political change and independence, the position of the country in the face of the world also changes. Within the concept of modernization in accepting and mobilizing the new ideas will definitely create changes in the society. With regards to the impact of modernization there includes the secularism, literacy, urbanization, and the mass communications.
Modernization is also referred to be the “Western Life” or the Westernization, because of the impacts it leaves to other developing countries. A nation that is developed and modernized perfectly resembles to be industrialized. Basically the economic structures, socio-political aspect, culture, behavior, and attitudes, and leading science and technology institution became the essential points or criteria of a country to develop and stimulate the potentials for growth. This is the start of the modernization (Ojo, 2004).
The modernization theory holistically changes the norms in the society into commercialization, democratic and peaceful, the occupational mobility, improvement in literacy level, enriching the community, stability and gradual change. The modernization theory is based on the assumption because of the pre-colonial and pre-modern society that is characterized by violence, poverty, and primitivism. As against with the dependency theory, the modernization theory accepts all the assumption with the idea of balancing the cause and effects that are present in the environment of the society.
According to the current status of the country with regards to modernization, Zimbabwe is at the pace ready for progress. The openness of the country and their necessary adjustments in the programs that will improve the socio-economic status of the country is a great indication that Zimbabwe is ready to face the risks that involves in the changes. To achieve the success in the development, the structures in the society and the economic cycle should be developed as well. Therefore, encouraging the small and medium entrepreneurs became one the finest strategies employed in the country. This is an action by giving the opportunities to the people to explore their potentials through the effective training in management, quality production, marketing aspects, and many others that are associated with the corporate world. With the continuous success, the national economy can be supported by the domestic market.
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