Dependency and development : an introduction to the Third World

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Dependency and development : an introduction to the Third World

Ted C. Lewellen

Bergin & Garvey, 1995

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-265) and index

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Description

This book draws upon data and theories from economics, political science, anthropology, demography, and environmental studies to provide a broad interdisciplinary overview of the Third World. A brief history shows how the expansion of Europe in the 15th century created dependencies in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Third World is shown to be not a natural or innate phenomenon, but a consequence of its relationship to the First World that involved economic dependency, rapid population growth, inflated and internationally supplied militaries, and governments trying to provide attractive investment climates for huge multinational corporations. Traditional agriculture, world markets, models of development, human rights violations, environmental degradation, and the demographic transition are examined from a balanced theoretical perspective that synthesizes modernization and dependency approaches.

Table of Contents

Preface Does the Third World Exist? The Creation of the Third World: A Brief History Modernization and Dependency: Theories of Underdevelopment Import Substitution, Basic Needs, and the PQLI: The Domestic Economy Between Debt and the Deep Blue Sea: The Third World in the International Economy Dictatorship and Democracy: Politics in the Third World So Many People, So Little Time: Population, Urbanization, and Migration In Search of Sustainable Development: The Threatened Environment Death Squads and Disappearances: Human Rights in the Third World Toward the Twenty-First Century: The Third World in the New World Order Bibliography Index

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