(eBook PDF) Politics in the Developing World 5th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0198737432
- ISBN-13 : 978-0198737438
- Author: Peter Burnell, Vicky Randall, Lise Rakner
An impressive line-up of international contributors provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to politics in the developing world. The first four parts explore the theoretical approaches, the changing nature and role of the state, and the major policy issues that confront all developing countries. The final parts set out a diverse range of country case studies, representing all the main geographical regions. These country case studies illustrate the themes introduced in the thematic chapters and highlight the developing world as a place of diversity and rapid transformations. Readers are provided with the tools to appreciate the perspectives of developing countries.
Table contents:
Part I Approaches and global context
1. Changing analytical approaches to the study of politics in the developing world
2. Colonialism and post-colonial development
3. Institutional perspectives
4. The developing world in the global economy
5. The developing world in international politics
Part II Society and state
6. Inequality
7. Ethnopolitics and nationalism
8. Religion
9. Women and gender
10. Civil society
11. Social movements and alternative politics
Part III State and society
12. The Modern State: Characteristics, Capabilities, and Consequences
13. Violent conflict and intervention
14. Democracy and regime change
15. Governance
Part IV Policy issues
16. Development
17. Environment
18. Human rights
Part V Regime change
19. Pakistan: regime change or continuing military dominance
20. Indonesia: redistributive power
21. Syria
Part VI Fragile vs strong states
22. Iraq: from hard state to failed state – or fierce state?
23. Mexico: transition to civil war democracy
24. South Korea: strong state, successful development
Part VII Development and human rights
25. Nigeria: development, human rights, and democracy
26. Guatemala: enduring underdevelopment
27. Sudan: Human Rights, Development, and Democracy
Part VIII South-south relations
28. Brazil as a global player?
29. China and the developing world
30. India as a post-colonial development partner
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