TY - GEN T1 - Politics and society in the developing world A1 - Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Routledge YR - 2000 ED - 2nd ed. UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm48139715 AB - This book is a welcome new edition, which completely updates and revises the very popular first edition, Politics and Society in the Third World. Mehran Kamrava has brought the book in line with the major changes in global politics, and the politics and social issues of the developing world. The book examines key issues such as democratisation: civil society organisations and NGOs, 'political society', state collapse, democratic bargains and transition, consolidation and problems of legitimacy, elections, multi-party politics; industrial development; dependency theory and globalisation; the roles of the IMF and the World Bank, the GATT and other multinational institutions; urbanisation; social change; the increasing influence of western values, capital and institutions; urbanisation; social change; the increasing influence of western values, capital and institutions; political culture: its role and impact in newly democratic developing countries; revolution; and gives more examples from Africa, East Asia and rural societies. OP - 238 NO - Rev., updated ed. of: Politics and society in the Third World, 1993. CN - JF60 .K34 2000eb SN - 0203158881 SN - 9780203158883 SN - 0203013298 SN - 9780203013298 SN - 9780415212335 SN - 0415212332 SN - 9780415212342 SN - 0415212340 SN - 1134615892 SN - 9781134615896 SN - 1134615906 SN - 9781134615902 SN - 1280333995 SN - 9781280333996 KW - Developing countries : Politics and government. KW - Developing countries : Social conditions. KW - Developing countries : Economic conditions. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Public Policy : Cultural Policy. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Popular Culture. KW - Economic history KW - Politics and government KW - Social conditions KW - Developing countries ER -