Introduction to Politics of the Developing World

Introduction to Politics of the Developing World Politics of the developing world - 6th ed. - Boston, MA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, ©2013. - xvii, 413 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing politics of the developing world -- The global challenges of comparative politics -- What-and how-comparative politics compares -- Studying the comparative politics of the developing world -- Themes for comparative analysis -- States in developing world: a typology -- Organization of the text -- India / Atul Kohli and Amrita Basu. The making of the modern Indian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Indan politics in transition -- Brazil / Alfred P. Montero. The making of the modern Brazilian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Brazilian politics in transition -- Mexico / Merilee S. Grindle and Halbert M. Jones. The making of the modern Mexican state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Mexican politics in transition -- Nigeria / Darren Kew and Peter Lewis. The making of the modern Nigerian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Nigerian politics in transition -- South Africa / Tom Lodge. The making of the modern South African state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- South African politics in transition -- China / William A. Joseph. The making of the modern Chinese state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Chinese politics in transition -- Iran / Ervand Abrahamian. The making of the modern Iranian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Iranian politics in transition.

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Comparative government.
Comparative government.
Political science.


Developing countries--Politics and government.
Developing countries.

JF60 / .I5828 2013

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