Development and Disorder: A History of the Third World Since 1945University Press of New England, 1997 - 516 pages Development and Disorder traces the political and economic histories of leading Third World countries in eight regions--Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico), the Caribbean (Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba), the Middle East (Turkey, Egypt, Iran), Africa (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa), South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladash), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia), China, and Korea (North and South). Michael Mason explains how many of these countries entered a period of developmental crisis in the 1970s and how their leaders, often with the support of one or more dominant world powers, attempted to deal with these crises. He also discusses those countries where development, by various definitions, seems to have been realized, and concludes with a general consideration of the role of the Third World in the global economy since 1945. The book is an ideal text for introductory Third World courses offered by history, political science, economics, and geography departments. |
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Page 114
... production was to more than double in three years . The production of alumina from bauxite ore was to be expanded from 2.4 mil- lion tons to 8.6 million tons as a consequence of foreign investment . But just as all this was beginning to ...
... production was to more than double in three years . The production of alumina from bauxite ore was to be expanded from 2.4 mil- lion tons to 8.6 million tons as a consequence of foreign investment . But just as all this was beginning to ...
Page 250
... production and forms of labour organization were brought to bear on a commodity , the cost of production of that commodity diminished . Those who expanded their harvests by investing most in capitalist produc- tion could undercut the ...
... production and forms of labour organization were brought to bear on a commodity , the cost of production of that commodity diminished . Those who expanded their harvests by investing most in capitalist produc- tion could undercut the ...
Page 368
... produce , and pedlars and vendors became ubiquitous . By 1983 the commune system , the backbone of China's socialized economy , had broken down . In its place , although most land was still legally owned by the state , production and ...
... produce , and pedlars and vendors became ubiquitous . By 1983 the commune system , the backbone of China's socialized economy , had broken down . In its place , although most land was still legally owned by the state , production and ...
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