This clearly-written and comprehensive introductory text provides a critical review of the
principal theoretical approaches to the study of Third World politics in the second half of the …

В настоящей книге представлена пересмотренная версия теории модернизации,
интегрирующая социально-экономическое развитие, изменения в сфере культуры и …

Governance is concerned with the practice of making collective decisions. Governance
theory, as such, has both an explanatory dimension and an advisory character. This twin …

A new orthodoxy dominates official Western aid policy and development thinking. At its core
is the confident assertion that'good governance'and democracy are not simply desirable but …

Current western aid and development policy aims to promote 'good governance'in the third
world. Few would deny that competent, open and fair administration is both a worthy aim …

Grinin and Korotayev in this chapter study the issue of democratization of countries within
the context of revolutions and globalization. They point to the unreasonably high economic …

The promotion of democracy is today a familiar feature of foreign policy, and an accepted
part of the activities of international organizations. Should international law join in this move …

Latin America has changed dramatically over the past few years. While the 1990s were
dominated by the politically orthodoxy of the Washington Consensus and the political …

Many academic investigations of African politics and economics consider the myriad
problems attached to development issues. Yet few dare to outline comprehensive policy …

The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises. Yet the majority of
the world's population live in poverty. Why are wealth and poverty two sides of the coin of …