Challenges of the Developing World
by Howard Handelman, Rex Brynen
9th Edition
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781538116661 |
| eText ISBN | 9781538116678 |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 9th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 384 |
Challenges of the Developing World, 9th Edition, examines political, social, and economic development across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Authors Howard Handelman and Rex Brynen analyze the core factors driving underdevelopment and policy formation.
The volume addresses the political economy of policymaking, democratization dynamics, and tensions arising from ethnic and religious divisions. It also explores key issues such as sustainable development, environmental concerns, globalization, corruption, and gender.
Intended for upper-level undergraduate study, the textbook incorporates multiple analytical perspectives from political science and development studies. Digital companion materials are available through Bloomsbury Online Resources.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding Underdevelopment
- • Developing World Commonalities: The Nature of Underdevelopment
- • The Causes of Underdevelopment
Chapter 2: The Political Economy of the Developing World
- • The Role of the State
- • Trade and Industrialization Strategies
- • Growth with Equity
- • Economic Development and the Environment
- • The Search for Sustainable Development
- • Finding the Right Mix
- • The Effects of Globalization on the Developing World
Chapter 3: The Surge and Partial Retreat of Democracy
- • Democracy Defined
- • Democratic Transition and Consolidation
- • Authoritarian Beginnings
- • The Third Wave and Its Effect on the Developing World
- • International Causes and Consequences of the Third Wave
- • Prerequisites of Democracy?
- • Democratic Consolidation Explained
- • How Do Democracies Perform? Public Policy Compared
- • Improving the Quality of Democracy
Chapter 4: Corruption as an Obstacle to Development
- • Definition and Types of Corruption
- • The Costs of Corruption
- • The Causes of Corruption
- • Combating Corruption
Chapter 5: Religion and Politics
- • Religion in the Developing World
- • Religion, Modernity, and Secularization
- • The Future of Religion and Politics in the Developing World
Chapter 6: Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict
- • Defining Ethnicity
- • Ethnic and State Boundaries
- • Types of Ethnic and Cultural Divisions
- • Dependency, Modernization, and Ethnic Conflict
- • Levels of Interethnic Conflict
- • Outcomes and Resolutions
- • Ethnic Pluralism and Democracy
Chapter 7: Gender and Development
- • The Status of Women in the Developing World
- • Gender and Politics
- • Modernization and the Status of Women
- • Gender and Democracy
Chapter 8: The Politics of the Rural and Urban Poor
- • The Rural Poor: The Peasantry in the Developing World
- • Rural Class Structures
- • Peasant Politics
- • The Politics of Agrarian Reform
- • The Future of the Rural Poor
- • Rapid Urbanization and the Politics of the Urban Poor
- • The Developing World’s Urban Explosion
- • The Social and Political Consequence of Urban Growth
- • The Politics of the Urban Poor: Conflicting Images
- • Forms of Political Expression Among the Urban Poor
- • The Role of the Rural and Urban Poor in Democratic Change
Chapter 9: Revolutionary Change
- • Defining Revolution
- • Underlying Causes of Revolution
- • Levels of Popular Support
- • Peasants as Revolutionaries
- • Revolutionary Leadership
- • Revolutionaries in Power
- • Revolutionary Change and Democracy
Chapter 10: Soldiers and Politics
- • The Causes of Military Interventions
- • Progressive Soldiers and Military Conservatives
- • The Types and Goals of Military Regimes
- • The Accomplishments and Failures of Military Regimes
- • Military Withdrawal from Politics
- • The Military as a Deciding Factor in the Arab Spring
- • New Roles for the Armed Forces
- • Democracy and the Military
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