TY - BOOK AU - Green,December AU - Luehrmann,Laura TI - Comparative politics of the Third World: linking concepts and cases SN - 9781588264633 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - JF 60 GRE PY - 2007/// CY - Boulder PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - Developing countries - politics and government - case studies KW - Developing countries - economic policy - case studies N1 - Includes index; Introducing comparative studies -- Precolonial history (or, what your "World Civ" class might have left out) -- Colonialism : gold, God, glory -- Independence or in dependence? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Globalization : cause or cure for underdevelopment? -- Structural adjustment : prices and politics -- Alternative approaches to development -- Linking concepts and cases -- From ideas to action : the power of civil society -- Linking concepts and cases -- The call to arms : violent paths to change -- Linking concepts and cases -- Ballots, not bullets : seeking democratic change -- Political transitions : real or virtual? -- Linking concepts and cases -- Sovereignty and the role of international organizations -- Global challenges--and responses -- Linking concepts and cases -- Dealing with a superpower : Third World views of the United States -- Linking concepts and cases -- Are we living in a new era? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007000281.html ER -