Politics of the developing nations / Fred R. von der Mehden.

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Introduction -- The colonial heritage -- Colonies and noncolonies compared -- Colonial systems compared -- Colonial political models rejected -- Failures of colonial tutelage -- III. The search for national identity -- Secessionist threats and their causes -- Pressures for special status by minorities -- General obstacles to national unity -- Expressions of alienation -- Polilcies to strengthen national unity -- IV. Political parties in the developing nations -- Noncompetitive systems -- Semicompetitive systems -- Competitive systems -- Party systems, self-rule, and stability -- Arguments against competitive party politics -- Objective reasons for lack of party competition The future of party politics in the developing world -- V. Political elites in the developing nations -- Traditional elites -- The new elite: Characteristics -- The new elite: Attitudes The foreign economic elite -- VI. Political action by the military in the developing nations -- Typical roles of the military -- Military intervention in Afro-Asia -- Military intervention in Latin America -- The military in politics: An evaluation -- VII. Ideology in the developing nations -- Professed political ideologies -- Ideological variables -- The shaping of an ideology (1): Sukarno's'guided democracy' -- The shaping of an ideology (2): U Nu's religious state -- -- The shaping of an ideology (3): Ayub Khan's'basic democracy' -- Ideology as a political tool -- Ideology as a force for unity and stability

Koleksi Sumbangan : Zainal Abidin Abdul Wahid.