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A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title The Encyclopedia of the Developing World is a comprehensive work on the historical and current status of developing countries. Containing more than 750 entries, the Encyclopedia encompasses primarily the years since 1945 and defines development broadly, addressing not only economics but also civil society and social progress. Entries cover the most important theories and measurements of development; relate historical events, movements, and concepts to development both internationally and regionally where applicable; examine the contributions of the most important persons and organizations; and detail the progress made within geographic regions and by individual countries.

Table of Contents:
Asian Tigers; Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC); Association of Caribbean States (ACS); Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Aswan High Dam and Development in Egypt; Aswan High Dam and Development in Egypt; Aung San Suu Kyi; Authoritarianism; Awami League (Middle East); Ayub Khan, Mohammed; Azerbaijan; Azikiwe, Benjamin Nnamdi; Baath Party; Baghdad Pact; Bahamas; Bahrain; Balfour Declaration; Balkan Wars of the 1990s; Bandung Conference (1955); Bangladesh; Bank for International Settlements (BIS); Banking; Bantustans; Barbados; Basic Human Needs; Batista, Fulgencio; Bedouins; Begin, Menachem; Belarus; Belize; Ben Bella, Ahmed; Ben-Gurion, David; Benin; Berbers; Berlin Wall (1961-89); Betancourt, Romulo; Bhutan; Bhutto, Benazir; Biafra; Bi-lateral vs. Regional Development Cooperation; Biodiversity Conservation; Bishop, Maurice; Black Market/Shadow Economy; Black Sea Economic Cooperation Group (BSEC); Bolivia; Bosch, Juan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botha, P.W; Botswana; Boumedienne, Houari; Bourguiba, Habib; Bracero Program; Brain Drain; Brazil; Brunei; Buddhism; Bulgaria; Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Regimes; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Buthelezi, Mangosuthu Gatsha; Cabral, Amilcar; Cambodia; Cameroon; Camp David Accords (1979); Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); Capital Flight; Capitalist Economic Model; Cardoso, Fernando Henrique; CARE; Caribbean Basin Initiative; Caribbean Community Common Market (CARICOM); Caribbean Development Bank; Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA); Caribbean: History and Economic Development; Caribbean: International Relations; Cartels; Caste Systems; Castro, Fidel; Cayman Islands; Ceausescu, Nicolae; Central Africa: History and Economic Development; Central Africa: International Relations; Central African Monetary Fund; Central African Republic; Central America: History and Economic Development; Central America: International Relations; Central American Common Market (CACM); Central American Free Trade Agreement; Central and Eastern Europe: History and Economic Development; Central and Eastern Europe: International Relations; Central Asia: History and Economic Development; Central Asia: International Relations; Central Intelligence Agency; Central Treaty Organization (CENTO); Chad; Chavez, Hugo; Chiang Ching-kuo; Chiang Kai-shek; Children and Development; Children in Crisis; Chile; China, People's Republic of; China: Cultural Revolution; Chinese Communist Party; Chinese Revolution; Christianity; Christians in the Middle East; Chuan Leekpai; Civic Action; Civic Education; Civil Disobedience; Civil Rights; Civil Society; Clientelism; Collectivism; Colombia; Colombo Plan; Colonialism: History; Colonialism: Legacies; Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); Commonwealth (British); Commonwealth of Independent States: History and Economic Development; Commonwealth of Independent States: International Relations; Communication Systems: Impact on Development; Communist Economic Model; Comoros; Congo Democratic Republic; Congo Republic; Constitutionalism, Definition; Contras; Coptic Church (Copts); Corruption, Governmental; Costa Rica; Cote d'Ivoire; Counterinsurgency; Counterinsurgency; Counter-trade; Coup d'Etat; Croatia; Cuba; Cuban Revolution; Cultural Perceptions; Currency Devaluations; Currency Exchange; Currency Regimes; Cyprus; Czech Republic; da Silva, Luiz Inacio "Lula"; DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era); De Klerk, F.W; Debt: Impact on Development; Debt: Relief Efforts; Deforestation; Democratization; Demographic Trends; Deng Xiaoping; Desertification; De-Stalinization (1953-56); Development History and Theory; Development, Measures of; Dictatorships; Disaster Relief; Djibouti; Doctors Without Borders/Medecins sans Frontieres; Doi Moi; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Domino Theory; Draft Declaration on Indigenous Peoples of the United Nations; Drug Trade; Drug Use; Drugs: Impact on Developing Nations; Druze; Dubcek, Alexander; Duvalier, Francois; East Africa: History and Economic Development; East Africa: International Relations; East African Community; East African Development Bank (EADB); East Asia: History and Economic Development; East Asia: International Relations; East Timor

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Review :
A RUSA 2007 Outstanding Reference Title 'A worthwhile package... A suitable purchase for school, academic, and public libraries.' - Library Journal 'An important three-volume Encyclopedia... Economic, social, historical, biographical, and individual country descriptions comprise the bulk of the well-researched entries... Topical discussions of issues facing the developing world provide the real value to this encyclopedia set... Highly recommended.' - Choice 'The scope and coverage in these volumes is welcome and meets a gap in the current reference literature relating to the study of the developing world. This encyclopedia will prove useful in both general and specialist collections and is highly recommended.' - Reference Reviews


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781135205157
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1135205159
  • Publisher Date: 18 Oct 2013
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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