Politics and Development - A Critical Introduction

Author: Olle TornquistPublisher: Sage PublicationsYear: 2001Language: EnglishPages: 197ISBN/UPC (if available): 0761959343 DescriptionThis major new book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the main analytical approaches to the study of third world politics and development. Accessible and wide-ranging, this work will be invaluable reading and aims to offer a deeper understanding of the problems of development.The text is organized around three key sections:PART 1: Outlines the difficulties in the various analytical approaches to the study of development and locates the role of political science to the field.PART 2: Presents a critical overview of each of the main schools of thought, from the politics of modernization theories to the more recent new institutionalist and post-marxist perspectives.PART 3: Introduces the key contemporary issue of democratization to illustrate how students can apply a framework for research and critically develop a perspective of their own.