Politics and change in developing countries : studies in the theory and practice of development

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Politics and change in developing countries : studies in the theory and practice of development

edited by Colin Leys

Cambridge University Press, c1969, 2010

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"First paperback printing 2010"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical index

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Description

Originally published in 1969, this work gathers together essays on Third World development by nine social scientists with diverse academic interests. These contributions are united by a relative uncertainty in relation to development, derived from the broader critical reappraisal of the area which was occurring at the time, together with a need to create fresh methodologies for the advancement of their respective fields. The text is edited with an introduction by political scientist Colin Leys. This is a consummately researched collection, ambitious in scope, that will be of value to anyone with an interest in political science and theories of development.

Table of Contents

  • Notes on contributors
  • Editor's preface
  • Introduction Colin Leys
  • Part I. Development as a Problem for Research: 1. Strategies in the study of political development J. P. Nettl
  • Part II. Perspectives on Political Development: 1. Anthropology and political development Joan Vincent
  • 2. Soviet political organization and development Alec Nove
  • 3. The economics of ideology: some problems of achieving rural socialism in Tanzania David Feldman
  • Part III. Working Papers on Political Development: 1. Political recruitment and political development W. H. Morris-Jones
  • 2. Single-party regimes and political change: the P.D.C.I. and Ivory Coast politics Martin Staniland
  • 3. The deadlock in development administration B. B. Schaffer
  • 4. The military and political development Robert E. Dowse
  • 5. The analysis of planning Colin Leys
  • Bibliographical index.

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