Promises not kept
the betrayal of social change in the Third World
by John Isbister
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This newly updated fourth edition re-examines the plight of Third World countries in light of the recent events and trends of the post-cold war world. As market forces become increasingly more influential, allowing for unprecedented growth and the accumulation of great wealth, many of the promises of the twentieth century continue to be transformed and abandoned.
The vulnerability of developing nations has grown with the decrease of governmental action to stem the tide or find solutions for unchecked population growth, pollution, poverty and the widening gap between the rich and the poor. The fourth edition of Promises Not Kept examines these phenomena and shows how as the great east-west power struggle officially subsides the promise of a "peace dividend" to be shared by all nations recedes.
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Imperialism, International economic relations, Social conditions, Economic conditions, Nationalism, Economic development, Social change, Condiciones económicas, Nacionalismo, Imperialismo, Cambio social, Desarrollo económico, Nationalism, developing countries, Developing countries, foreign relations, Developing countries, social conditionsShowing 9 featured editions. View all 9 editions?
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Promises Not Kept: Poverty And the Betrayal of Third World Development
June 30, 2006, Kumarian Press
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- 7th edition
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Promises not kept: poverty and the betrayal of Third World development
2003, Kumarian Press, Palgrave Macmillan
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1403921113 9781403921116
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Promises not kept: poverty and the betrayal of Third World development
2003, Kumarian Press, Palgrave Macmillan
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Promises Not Kept
August 20, 2003, Palgrave Macmillan
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Promises Not Kept : The Betrayal of Social Change in the Third World (5th Edition)
July 2001, Kumarian Press
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- 5th edition
156549119X 9781565491199
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Promises not kept: the betrayal of social change in the Third World
1998, Kumarian Press
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1565490789 9781565490789
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Promises not kept: the betrayal of social change in the Third World
1995, Kumarian Press
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Promises not kept: the betrayal of social change in the Third World
1993, Kumarian Press
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1565490274 9781565490277
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Promises not kept: the betrayal of social change in the Third World
1991, Kumarian Press
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0931816637 9780931816635
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.
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"John Isbister brings the dilemmas of international poverty and the Third World into the twenty-first century in the fifth edition of this broadly-read text. Besides including the most current information and a discussion of political change around the world, Promises Not Kept now highlights the divergent paths chosen by different developing regions - some embracing modern technology and institutions, while others seek different paths.".
"Through a blend of political and economic theory and historical narrative, Isbister asks the reader to consider the forces and structures that have led to unequal conditions and poverty in developing countries, and to face the ongoing problem of a widening gap between the rich and the poor."--BOOK JACKET.
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