Background
Billet, Bret Lee was born on April 29, 1962 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Frederick Leroy and Georgina Gay (Miller) Billet.
( The debate between modernization theory and dependency ...)
The debate between modernization theory and dependency theory has been waged for decades without either being fully accepted. Billet attempts to bridge the gap in that debate by evaluating the underlying causes of economic discontent in the developing world. The author's evaluation is based on a theoretical and empirical analysis of the interrelatedness of external forms of development capital and the implications of these patterns not only for modernization and dependency theorists but also for the least developed countries of the world. The purpose of this analysis is two-fold: (1) to evaluate the degree to which modernization and/or dependency theory is applicable to the experiences of developing countries; and (2) to evaluate why external capital flows have resulted in an overabundance of economically discontented developing countries.
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Billet, Bret Lee was born on April 29, 1962 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Frederick Leroy and Georgina Gay (Miller) Billet.
Bachelor of Science, Manchester College, 1984. Master of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1989.
Certified, University Michigan, 1987.
Teaching assistant, Miami University, 1985-1988;
teaching fellow, Miami University, 1988-1989;
visiting assistant professor political science, Miami University, 1989-1990;
adjunct assistant professor, U. Cincinnati, 1990;
assistant professor, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa., 1990-1994;
associate professor, Wartburg College, Waverly, Indiana, since 1994;
coordinator Foundational Studies Person and Society Program, Wartburg College, Waverly, since 1992;
faculty advisor Students for Peace and Justice, Wartburg College, Waverly, since 1991. Political analyst Station KWWL-television, Waterloo, Iowa, 1991-1992, KWAR-FM, Waverly, Iowa, since 1991. Political advisor Billet Distributing, Inc., Elkhart, Indiana, 1992-1995.
Presenter Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, Lansing, Michigan, 1989, National Conference of the Third World Studies Association, Omaha, 1993. Consultant Middle East Development and Science Institute, Potomac, Maryland., since 1993, Associations Rural Development, Burlington, Vermont, since 1995. Instrumental participant National Science Foundation undergraduate research program Purdue University, summer 1993.
Chair, discussant Conference Undergraduate Studies Washburn U., 1992.
( The debate between modernization theory and dependency ...)
Issues presenter Waverly Peace and Justice Committee, 1990, Convocation and Waverly Community Address on Iraqi Politics, 1991. Participant Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organization, Elkhart, Indiana 1984, International Host Families Program, Waverly, since 1990. Advisor Waterloo Recreation and Arts Center, 1991-1992.
Organizer Democratic Party of Bremer County, Waverly, 1990. Co-advisor Wartburg Democrats, since 1990. Member advisory board, participant academy conference Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Omaha.
Member American Political Science Association, International Studies Association (conference presenter, 1987-1994), Iowa Political Science Association, Association Third World Studies, Academy Political Science.
Married Paula Jean Furr, July 28, 1984. 1 child, Brandon Lee.