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Olle Törnquist - Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction - 9780761959342 - V9780761959342
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Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction

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Description for Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction paperback. This text introduces analytical approaches and their use in the study of Third World politics and development. The author presents a critical overview of the main schools of thought, illustrates how students can apply a framework for research, and offers insights into Third World democratization. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
This major textbook provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the main analytical approaches and their use in the study of third world politics and development.

The author outlines the difficulties in the various analytical approaches to the study of development within political science; presents a critical overview of each of the main schools of thought and explores the contemporary issue of democratization to illustrate how students can apply a framework for research and critically develop a perspective on their own.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9780761959342
SKU
V9780761959342
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2

About Olle Törnquist
Olle Törnquist is Professor of Politics and Development in the Department of Political Science at Oslo University and Reader in Political Science at Uppsala University.

Reviews for Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction
`If it′s a lucid, concise intellectual history of development theory you′re looking for - one with originality and political bite, you′ll find it in T[um]ornquist′s fine book′ - James C Scott, Yale University `This book introduces the student to the politics of development in the postcolonial world by familiarising them with the main debates on the subject. ... Read more

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