Politics and society in the developing world / Mehran Kamrava.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamrava, Mehran, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Politics and government.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Social conditions.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 238 p.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a welcome new edition, which completely updates and revises the very popular first edition, Politics and Society in the Third World. Mehran Kamrava has brought the book in line with the major changes in global politics, and the politics and social issues of the developing world. The book examines key issues such as democratisation: civil society organisations and NGOs, 'political society', state collapse, democratic bargains and transition, consolidation and problems of legitimacy, elections, multi-party politics; industrial development; dependency theory and globalisation; the roles of the IMF and the World Bank, the GATT and other multinational institutions; urbanisation; social change; the increasing influence of western values, capital and institutions; urbanisation; social change; the increasing influence of western values, capital and institutions; political culture: its role and impact in newly democratic developing countries; revolution; and gives more examples from Africa, East Asia and rural societies.

Contents:

1. Political systems and processes

2. Industrial development

3. Urbanisation

4. Social change

5. Political culture

6. Revolutions

7. Civil society and democratisation

8. Conclusion.

Notes:

Rev., updated edition of: Politics and society in the Third World, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-228) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-61589-2

1-134-61590-6

1-280-33399-5

0-203-01329-8

0-203-15888-1

9780203013298

OCLC:

56944725