The Politics of Development: A Survey (Europa Politics of Series)

The Politics of Development: A Survey (Europa Politics of Series)
Heloise Weber (Author)

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A unique and insightful guide to the politics surrounding development. This new title presents a wealth of information and case studies covering the global politics of development. Includes:

• in-depth essays profiling today's critical topics
• an A-Z of key terms
• maps
• statistical tables.

• Rank: #6712625 in Books
• Published on: 2013-10-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

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What is the relationship between democracy and political culture in countries undergoing major systemic change? Have subjective political orientations of citizens been important in shaping the development of democracy in central and eastern Europe after the fall of communism? These core questions are tackled by an impressive range of twenty political scientists, sixteen of which are based in the central and eastern European countries covered in this essential new book. Their analyses draw on a unique set of data collected and processed by the contributors to this volume within the framework of the World Values Survey project. This data enables these authors to establish similarities and differences in support of democracy between a large number of countries with different cultural and structural conditions as well as historical legacies. The macro-level findings of the book tend to support the proposition that support of democracy declines the further east one goes. In contrast, micro-

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This ground-breaking book surveys the history of women's political thought in Europe from the late medieval period to the early modern era. The authors examine women's ideas about topics such as the basis of political authority, the best form of political organisation, justifications of obedience and resistance, and concepts of liberty, toleration, sociability, equality, and self-preservation. Women's ideas concerning relations between the sexes are discussed in tandem with their broader political outlooks; and the authors demonstrate that the development of a distinctively sexual politics is reflected in women's critiques of marriage, the double standard, and women's exclusion from government. Women writers are also shown to be indebted to the ancient idea of political virtue, and to be acutely aware of being part of a long tradition of female political commentary. This work will be of tremendous interest to political philosophers, historians of ideas, and feminist scholars alike.

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by Sandy Halperin - Cornell University Press Services (1997) - Paperback - ISBN 0801482909 9780801482908