Comparative politics of the Third World :

Green, December.

Comparative politics of the Third World : linking concepts and cases / December Green, Laura Luehrmann. - 2nd ed. - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers,2007. 2007. - xiv, 546 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Distributer: Al-Ahram

Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-535) and index.

Introducing comparative studies -- Precolonial history (or, what your "World Civ" class might have left out) -- Colonialism : gold, God, glory -- Independence or in dependence? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Globalization : cause or cure for underdevelopment? -- Structural adjustment : prices and politics -- Alternative approaches to development -- Linking concepts and cases -- From ideas to action : the power of civil society -- Linking concepts and cases -- The call to arms : violent paths to change -- Linking concepts and cases -- Ballots, not bullets : seeking democratic change -- Political transitions : real or virtual? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Sovereignty and the role of international organizations -- Global challenges--and responses -- Linking concepts and cases -- Dealing with a superpower : Third World views of the United States -- Linking concepts and cases -- Are we living in a new era?

Catalogued by: Sara

9781588264633 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1588264637 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007000281


Developing countries--Politics and government
Developing countries--Economic policy


Developing countries--Politics and government
Developing countries--Economic policy

320.3091724 / GRE