Truman’s 1949 address invented underdevelopment as a contemporary term

Evidence

Esteva (1992, 6) argues that Truman “invented” the term underdevelopment in the contemporary sense in his presidential address by using the word underdeveloped for the first time in this context, though Cooper (1997) explains the substantive affinities of earlier colonial development discourses in Europe (which had emerged in reaction to anticolonial movements). — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1275

Categorization

• DEFINE: Pinpoints the origin of the contemporary term ‘underdevelopment’ to Truman’s point four address.
• XREF: Connects to the invented/constructed categories theme from other sources on development discourse and postcolonial theory. — connects to: The Cold War began in earnest with the 1947 Truman Doctrine — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1275

Broader Connections

• The Cold War began in earnest with the 1947 Truman Doctrine #responds-to (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1275