Mehran Kamrava

Politics and Society in the Developing World (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134615896
• Artikelnr.: 38246458

Autorenporträt

Mehran Kamrava teaches political science at the California State University, Northridge. He is the author of Democracy in the Balance, Revolutionary Politics and The Political History of Modern Iran. His Revolution in Iran: The Roots of Turmoil and Understanding Comparative Politics are also published by Routledge.