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Understanding Third World politics : theories of political change and development / B.C. Smith.
LIBRA JA86 .S594 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Brian C. (Brian Clive), 1938-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Study and teaching.
- Economic development.
- Politics and government.
- Developing countries--Politics and government--Study and teaching.
- Developing countries.
- Social change--Study and teaching--Developing countries.
- Social change.
- Social change--Study and teaching.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition [substantially revised and updated].
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- Praise for the first edition: ..". this masterful andconcise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied toexplain events in the Third World." -- Journal of DevelopingAreas -- Understanding Third World Politics is a comprehensive, critical introduction to political development and comparative politics in thenon-Western world today. Beginning with an assessment of the shared factors thatseem to determine underdevelopment, B. C. Smith introduces the major theories ofdevelopment -- development theory, modernization theory, neo-colonialism, anddependency theory -- and examines the role and character of key politicalorganizations, political parties, and the military in determining the fate ofdeveloping nations. This new edition gives special attention to the problems andchallenges faced by developing nations as they become democratic states byaddressing questions of political legitimacy, consensus building, religion, ethnicity, and class.
- Contents:
- 1 The Idea of a 'Third World' 1
- 2 Theories of Imperialism and Colonialism 22
- 3 Modernization and Political Development 44
- 4 Neo-colonialism and Dependency 75
- 5 The State in the Third World 108
- 6 Political Parties and Party Systems 135
- 7 Bureaucracy and Political Power 156
- 8 Military Intervention in Politics 173
- 9 Nationalism and Secession 194
- 10 Instability and Revolution 219
- 11 Democratization in the Third World 250
- 12 Conclusion: Democracy and Development 275.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-309) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0253215862
- OCLC:
- 51511281
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