Political Change and Underdevelopment (A Critical Introduction to Third World Politics) - Softcover

Vicky Randall; Robin Theobald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082230662X ISBN 13: 9780822306627

Publisher: Duke Univ Pr, 1985

Synopsis

'The book provides a lucid and critical overview of the development of theories of development, from the crudely teleological modernisation theories of the 1950s, to more recent post-colonial, democratisation and globalisation approaches, many of which problematise the very noting of a third world.' - Susan Carruthers, Times Higher Education Supplement This clearly-written and comprehensive introductory text provides a critical review of the principal theoretical approaches to the study of Third World politics in the second half of the twentieth century. Arguments are illustrated by examples drawn from a wide and diverse range of regions and countries. All chapters have been extensively amended and updated for this substantially revised edition to include such developments as the debt crisis and democratisation, and a new chapter has been added on the impact of globalisation on the postcolonial world.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"From reviews of the first edition":
"Randall and Theobald have written an excellent book. . . . While reviewing and synthesizing complex concepts, theories, and scholarly terminology, [they] manage to remain straightforward and understandable."--P. Vannicelli, "Choice

""Eclectic and well-balanced, [with an] integrative spirit that takes account of, but is not bound by, various theoretical approaches. . . . Randall and Theobald do an admirable job of presenting and assessing the evolution of thinking about politics in the Third World."--Joan M. Nelson"American Political Science Review"

About the Author

VICKY RANDALL is Reader in Government, University of Essex

ROBIN THEOBALD is Principal Lecturer in Sociology, University of Westminster and Visiting Lecturer, City University, London

Edition details

• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082230662X
• ISBN 13: 9780822306627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232