TY - GEN AU - Green, December. AU - Luehrmann,Laura TI - Comparative politics of the Third World: linking concepts and cases SN - 9781588264633 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 320.3091724 PY - 2007/// CY - Boulder PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers,2007. KW - Developing countries KW - Politics and government KW - Economic policy N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007000281.html ER -