The Challenge of Third World Development

For undergraduate-level courses in Third World, Comparative Politics, or Developing World courses in the department of Political Science.

This text explores political, economic, and social issues common to diverse Third World countries. It examines the nature of underdevelopment and discusses explanatory theories of development. The book analyzes the major political and socio-economic cleavages that divide many of those nations, and the efforts being made to understand and address these challenges.