States of Development: On the Primacy of Politics in Development

by Adrian Leftwich

Book Overview

The spectre of poverty, disease and ignorance still haunts much of the developing world today. But not everywhere. Some societies, such as Botswana, Mauritius, Malaysia and Korea, are successfully transforming the material life of the majority of their citizens, though not always without costs in terms of human rights. Others, such as Peru, Zaire, India and the Philippines, appear incapable of doing so. In this widely comparative study, Adrian Leftwich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745608434
• ISBN13: 9780745608433
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"