Non-Western Theories of Development Regional Norms Versus Global Trends

Name: Non-Western Theories of Development Regional Norms Versus Global Trends
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ISBN: 9780155053663

ISBN-10: 0155053663

ISBN-13: 9780155053663

Edition: 1999

Authors: Howard J. Wiarda

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This collection of essays is the only political science text to examine and analyze the models of development for non-western countries. Focusing on theories of development indigenous to each region surveyed, this innovative text wrestles with the conflict between cultural relativism and universalism in a way that provokes students to react and interact.

Book details

List price: $119.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 6/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.02" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: The Western Tradition and Its Export to the Non-West




East Asia: The Confucian Tradition and Modernization




India: A Challenge to Western Theories of Development




First World, Third World, Western, Non-Western, What? Latin America's Search for a Model and Theory of Development




Sub-Saharan Africa: Western Influence and Indigenous Realities




Islamic Models of Development




Eastern Europe and the Search for a Democratic Political Culture




Russia and Central Asia




Conclusion: Development in Its Regional and Global Dimensions



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