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Politics and Society in the Developing World

By Mehran Kamrava

Book information

Year
1999
ISBN
9780203158883, 9780415212335, 9780415212342, 0415212332, 0415212340
LCC
JF60 .K34 2000
Open Library ID
OL41847M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
996 kB (1019844 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
256\257
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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