Introduction to politics of the developing world / Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger, William A. Joseph [general editors] ; contributors, Ervand Abrahamian ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing politics of the developing world -- The global challenges of comparative politics -- What-and how-comparative politics compares -- Studying the comparative politics of the developing world -- Themes for comparative analysis -- States in developing world: a typology -- Organization of the text -- India / Atul Kohli and Amrita Basu. The making of the modern Indian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Indan politics in transition -- Brazil / Alfred P. Montero. The making of the modern Brazilian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Brazilian politics in transition -- Mexico / Merilee S. Grindle and Halbert M. Jones. The making of the modern Mexican state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Mexican politics in transition -- Nigeria / Darren Kew and Peter Lewis. The making of the modern Nigerian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Nigerian politics in transition -- South Africa / Tom Lodge. The making of the modern South African state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- South African politics in transition -- China / William A. Joseph. The making of the modern Chinese state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Chinese politics in transition -- Iran / Ervand Abrahamian. The making of the modern Iranian state -- Political economy and development -- Governance and policy-making -- Representation and participation -- Iranian politics in transition.