Politics and society in the developing world / / Mehran Kamrava
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| Autore: |
Kamrava Mehran <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Politics and society in the developing world / / Mehran Kamrava
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001 |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xiii, 238 p |
| Disciplina: | 306.2/09172/4 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Politics and government |
| Developing countries Social conditions | |
| Developing countries Economic conditions | |
| Note generali: | Rev., updated edition of: Politics and society in the Third World, 1993. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-228) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Political systems and processes -- 2. Industrial development -- 3. Urbanisation -- 4. Social change -- 5. Political culture -- 6. Revolutions -- 7. Civil society and democratisation -- 8. Conclusion. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Politics and society in the developing world |
| ISBN: | 1-134-61589-2 |
| 1-134-61590-6 | |
| 1-280-33399-5 | |
| 0-203-01329-8 | |
| 0-203-15888-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817835103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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