Understanding Third World Politics
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, B. C. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-17T04:11:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-17T04:11:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996-04-01 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-333-64405-8 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://10.10.11.6/handle/1/10746 | |
| dc.description | Since this chapter examines a controversy over the label 'Third World' it is appropriate to begin with a definition. In order to identify the subject-matter of this book, to convey the diversity of the social and economic conditions found within the Third World, and to provide an outline of the major changes taking place in Third World countries, an indication of the key characteristics of Third World status must be given. For the purpose of this survey the Third World will be defined as a group of countries which have colonial histories and which are in the process of developing economically and socially from a status characterised by low incomes, dependence on agriculture, weakness in trading relations, social deprivation for large segments of society, and restricted political and civil liberties. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This book provides a critical introduction to the attempts of political scientists to understand the politics of less developed countries. While it provides a very wide range of empirical examples from many countries in several continents its central focus is on the issues and controversies that have dominated the social science of Third World politics since the 1950s and in particular on assessing the main theories that have been formulated that attempt to make systematic and rigourous sense of political development. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MACMILLAN PRESS LTD | en_US |
| dc.subject | POLITICAL CHANGE | en_US |
| dc.subject | CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO | en_US |
| dc.title | Understanding Third World Politics | en_US |
| dc.type | Book | en_US |
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