Do developing countries need to go through a stage of industrialization in order to become developed?

Answer 1

That was once believed by economists, but there is emerging a multi-disciplinary view that it is deeply misleading.

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I think the severe lack of public infrastructure is a critical part of what is holding back under-developed countries. Industrialization could help to pay for such, but there could be other ways as well.

Answer 2

If they are a "Resource Rich" country this need not be the case. Countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have high living standards but did not have to industrialize.