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Political change and underdevelopment a critical introduction to Third World politics

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Durham Duke University Press 1998Description: ix, 294 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780333698037
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.9RAN
Summary: In this completely revised second edition, Vicky Randall and Robin Theobald review the principal theoretical approaches to the postwar study of Third World politics. Instead of undergoing Western-model modernization as predicted, developing countries have seen the proliferation of one-party states, military coups, communal violence, corruption, and economic dependence. Randall and Theobald survey and analyze the varied theories born of these developments, with examples from such nations as Chile, Indonesia, Pakistan, Syria, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
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Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Sustainable Development 320.9RAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available UR006925

Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-281) and index.

In this completely revised second edition, Vicky Randall and Robin Theobald review the principal theoretical approaches to the postwar study of Third World politics. Instead of undergoing Western-model modernization as predicted, developing countries have seen the proliferation of one-party states, military coups, communal violence, corruption, and economic dependence. Randall and Theobald survey and analyze the varied theories born of these developments, with examples from such nations as Chile, Indonesia, Pakistan, Syria, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

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