| The New Development Politics: The Age of Empire Building and New Social Movements Contributor(s): Petras, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754635406 ISBN-13: 9780754635406 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 325.32 |
| LCCN: 2002117153 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A critique of current conceptions of international political economy, the role of the state and contemporary social movements, The New Development Politics challenges the dominant paradigms in the field of development studies. Raising fundamental theoretical and empirical questions, it provides a coherent response to the increasing militarization of inter-state relations, increasing protectionism and inter-state rivalries and the growing age of state intervention in political, economic and social life. The study presents a critical analysis of US empire-building, the role of dirty money and political power, as opposed to technological change. It features a discussion of neo-mercantilism as a new mode of empire and examines the role of new movements of unemployed and landless peasants in key Third World countries. |