| Description |
xii, 537 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introducing Comparative Studies -- Pt. 1. Historical Legacies -- 2. Precolonial History (Or, What Your "World Civ" Class Might Have Left Out) -- 3. Colonialism: Gold, God, and Glory -- 4. Independence or In Dependence? -- 5. Linking Concepts and Cases -- Pt. 2. The International Economic System -- 6. Globalization: Cause or Cure for Underdevelopment? -- 7. Structural Adjustment: Prices and Politics -- 8. Alternative Approaches to Development -- 9. Linking Concepts and Cases -- Pt. 3. Politics and Political Change -- 10. From Ideas to Action: The Power of Civil Society -- 11. Linking Concepts and Cases -- 12. The Call to Arms: Violent Paths to Change -- 13. Linking Concepts and Cases -- 14. Ballots, Not Bullets: Seeking Democratic Change -- 15. Political Transitions: Real or Virtual? -- 16. Linking Concepts and Cases -- Pt. 4. Beyond the Nation-State -- 17. Sovereignty and the Role of International Organizations -- 18. Global Challenges - and Responses |
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19. Linking Concepts and Cases -- 20. Dealing with a Superpower: Third World Views of the United States -- 21. Linking Concepts and Cases -- Pt. 5. Conclusions -- 22. Are We Living in a New Era? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-542) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Case studies.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114844
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Developing countries -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008102163 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Luehrmann, Laura, 1969-
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| LC no. |
2002036823 |
| ISBN |
1588261662 paperback alkaline paper |
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1588261905 alkaline paper |
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