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Comparative politics of the Third World : linking concepts and cases /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Green, December
Other Authors: Luehrmann, Laura, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Developing countries > Politics and government > Case studies.
Developing countries > Economic policy > Case studies.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 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?