Understanding Third World Politics gives a comprehensive and critical introduction to the main theories that have been used to understand political change in developing countries.
It examines the variety of political institutions and processes in the Third World and critically evaluate the major explanatory frameworks used by political scientists to understand them. The discussion is supported throughout by a wide range of topical case studies from around the world – including features on class in Brazil and democracy in India. The book concludes by considering the political instability that so frequently plagues poor countries and by identifying the conditions required to establish democratic stability.