TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith, B. C.
TI  - Understanding third world politics: theories of political change and development
SN  - 9780253342171
U1  - 320 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Houndmills
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Social change--Study and teaching
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Economic history
N1  - The idea of a "third world" --
Theories of imperialism and colonialism --
Modernization and political development --
Neo-colonialism and dependency --
The state in the third world --
Political parties and party systems --
Bureaucracy and political power --
Military intervention in politics --
Nationalism and secession --
Instability and revolution --
Democratization in the third world --
Conclusion: democracy and development
ER  -