The Challenge of Third World Development /

Handelman, Howard, 1943-

The Challenge of Third World Development / Howard Handelman. - 5th ed. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2009. - xiv, 348 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding underdevelopment -- Democratic change and the change to democracy -- Religion and politics -- The politics of cultural pluralism and ethnic conflict -- Women and development -- Agrarian reform and the politics of rural change -- Rapid urbanization and the politics of the urban poor -- Revolutionary change -- Soldiers and politics -- The political economy of Third World development.

9780136054771 (alk. paper) 0136054773 (alk. paper)

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Economic development.


Developing countries--Economic conditions.
Developing countries--Politics and government.
Developing countries--Economic policy

HC59.7 / .H299 2009

338.90091724 / HAN