The Challenge of Third World Development

For undergraduate-level courses in Third World, Comparative Politics, or Developing World courses in the department of Political Science. This text explores political, economic, and social issues common to diverse Third World countries.*Explains the significance of recent political and economic changes, enabling students to more easily follow current events.*Addresses conditions in the more than 140 nations of the Third World- Including Afghanistan; Peru Ethiopia; South Korea; Taiwan; Myanmar; and Mexico.*Identifies their shared aspects of underdevelopment while comparing their differences