Capitalism and Democracy in the Third World - The Doctrine for Political Development (Paperback)

This volume offers a critique of the literature on political development from the 1960s and 1970s, and traces its influence in contemporary approaches to democratization. It argues that the orthodox view was never optimistic about the immediate prospects for democracy around the Third World. On the contrary, it was always fearful that democratic reform, once initiated, would prove hard to control. This prompted the formulation of a pragmatic "doctrine for political development" which survived failed attempts to establish a persuasive theory to back it up. Pardoxically, suggests this book, despite such failure, this doctrine dominates discussion of democratization today.

General

Imprint:	Frances Pinter Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Political Studies
Release date:	April 1997
First published:	May 1998
Authors:	Paul A. Cammack
Dimensions:	217 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-0-7185-0089-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	0-7185-0089-X
Barcode:	9780718500894

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