Understanding Third World Politics: Theories of Political Change and Development

by B . C . Smith (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $8.67

  Understanding Third-World Politics is a critical introduction to theories of political development and the comparative politics of the Third World. Following a review of the nature of the Third World, its commonalities and increasing diversity, and debates about its definition, Part One provides an account of theories of its origins and subsequent evolution. Part Two assesses attempts to theorise political institutions in Third World States while Part Three considers the reasons for their frequent instability.

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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.26

  Understanding Third World Politics gives a comprehensive and critical introduction to the main theories of political science used to understand political change in developing countries. It provides an overview of the variety of political institutions and processes in the third world, and critically evaluates the major explanatory frameworks used by political scientist to understand them. The discussion is supported throughout by carefully-chosen, contemporary examples from around the world. The book concludes by considering the political instability that so frequently plagues poor countries and by identifying the conditions required to establish democratic stability. This third edition has been extensively revised and updated throughout and offers a clear and theoretically rigorous introduction to the politics of the third world.