Challenge of Third World Development, The - Softcover

Handelman, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0133279588 ISBN 13: 9780133279580

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 1995

Synopsis

A timely book about the politics of developing nations. This book is clearly written, presenting information that is vital to understanding the sweeping changes that are taking place in the more than 150 countries that make up the Third World. In light of the recent traumatic events that have occurred in the United States, the material presented in this book lets the reader know about the phenomena of Islamic fundamentalism, ethnic warfare, and democratic transitions in developing nations, and about their key issues and socio-economic trends. Stressing democratic change, gender issues, religious, political and ethnic conflicts, the book has case studies of countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the former Soviet bloc of nations, and southern Europe. For persons in the communications field, workers in international/multinational corporations with business in developing countries, journalists, or anyone needing up-to-date and important information regarding the socio-political dynamics of Third World nations.

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From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: This book explores various aspects of political, economic, and social development and underdevelopment in the broad array of countries that make up the Third World. Key Topics: It identifies the major challenges facing developing nations and the efforts being made to address them; explores the major theoretical models — modernization and dependency — that have sought to explain underdevelopment; addresses conditions in the more than 140 disparate, developing nations of the Third World; examines issues not often covered such as gender, rural reform, political economy; considers the specific issues and challenges that many countries face in regard to rural change and urbanization; compares alternative paths for industrial development and the relative effectiveness of each.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133279588
• ISBN 13: 9780133279580
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288