The Challenge of Third World Development examines political, economic, and social change in countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Exploring common issues and problems in these regions, this text helps students grasp the structural dynamics and human stories behind democratization, economic growth, poverty, global warming, ethnic conflict, women's changing roles, and more. Accessibly written for students of political science, sociology, or anthropology, The Challenge of Third World Development immerses readers in developing countries' ongoing dilemmas, their global implications, and individual, national, and international responses.

Chapter 1 Understanding Underdevelopment
Chapter 2 Democratic Change and the Change to Democracy
Chapter 3 Religion and Politics
Chapter 4 The Politics of Cultural Pluralism and Ethnic Conflict
Chapter 5 Women and Development
Chapter 6 Agrarian Reform and the Politics of Rural Change
Chapter 7 Rapid Urbanzation and the Politics of the Urban Poor
Chapter 8 Revolutionary Change
Chapter 9 Soldiers and Politics
Chapter 10 The Political Economy of Third World Development