Political Development Theory by Richard Higgott - 9780415042901

Taylor & Francis

This book examines development theory from a political persepctive. It considers modernisation theory and public policy, as well as Marxism, the state, and the third world. > This book examines development theory from a political persepctive. It considers modernisation theory and public policy, as well as Marxism, the state, and the third world. > Chapter 1 Development and the Social Sciences: A Suggested Form of Analysis; Chapter 2 From Modernisation Theory to Public Policy: Continuity and Change in the Political Science of Political Development; Chapter 3 Beyond the Sociology of Underdevelopment: Dependency, Marxism and the State; Chapter 4 The Search for Common Ground: Public Policy and the State in the Third World; Chapter 5 Conclusion;