Politics and Change in Developing Countries - Studies in the Theory and Practice of Development

Klappentext This 1969 work gathers together essays on Third World development by nine social scientists with diverse academic interests. Zusammenfassung This 1969 work gathers together essays on Third World development by nine social scientists with diverse academic interests. These contributions are united by a relative uncertainty in relation to development! derived from the contemporary critical reappraisal of the area! together with a need to create fresh methodologies for the advancement of their respective fields. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors; Editor's preface; Introduction Colin Leys; Part I. Development as a Problem for Research: 1. Strategies in the study of political development J. P. Nettl; Part II. Perspectives on Political Development: 1. Anthropology and political development Joan Vincent; 2. Soviet political organization and development Alec Nove; 3. The economics of ideology: some problems of achieving rural socialism in Tanzania David Feldman; Part III. Working Papers on Political Development: 1. Political recruitment and political development W. H. Morris-Jones; 2. Single-party regimes and political change: the P.D.C.I. and Ivory Coast politics Martin Staniland; 3. The deadlock in development administration B. B. Schaffer; 4. The military and political development Robert E. Dowse; 5. The analysis of planning Colin Leys; Bibliographical index.

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• Authors: Leys, Colin Leys
• Assisted by: Colin Leys (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521144483
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14448-3
• No. of pages: 302
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Developing Countries, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies, Global South / Developing countries