Challenge of Third World Development

Well-written and comprehensive, the third edition of The Challenge of Third World Development presents a degree of sophisticated theory behind development in Third World countries, while examining their shared issues of political, economical, and social underdevelopment. The text explores topics such as religion, cultural pluralism, ethnic conflict, women's effect on development, rural change, urbanization, revolutionary change, and the military. Examines modernization theory and dependency theory Discusses democratization in the Third World Explores major political divisions in the Less Developed Countries and analyzes potential solutions Dedicates a full chapter to gender issues Reflects recent world eventsHandelman, Howard is the author of 'Challenge of Third World Development', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130993090 and ISBN 0130993093.