Promises Not Kept: Poverty and The Betrayal of Third World Development | 
|  | | | Title: | Promises Not Kept: Poverty and The Betrayal of Third World Development | | Author: | John Isbister | | Publisher: | Kumarian Press | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | June, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1565492161 / 9781565492165 | | List Price: | $24.95 | | You Save: | $2.50 | | Amazon Price: | $22.45 | |
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* Updates include discussion of major initiatives such as the Millennial Development Goals, (MDG) to eliminate global poverty
* Examines changes in international politics and approaches to global terrorism following the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
* Extensively revised facts and figures
The seventh edition of this perennial stalwart of the Kumarian Press list continues the discussion of the “new American hegemony” and the “war on terror” that began with the previous edition. In particular, Isbister addresses changes in international politics and the impact on the global order of the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The author also focuses on major initiatives, such as the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, to confront the issue of world poverty. As with all editions of this vibrant text, Isbister writes with clarity and passion, not only about failed promises, but about hope, human potential, and the belief that a just and equitable world system is attainable.
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• This Is A Case Where Newer Is Not Necessarily Better. 10 September, 1999
Much of the clarity and conciseness that marked the 3rd edition of this work as an excellent introduction to the study of underdevelopment has been lost in the 4th edition. I have used the 3rd edition several times in the past two years as a primary text for a college-level course dealing with Third World culture and politics. This semester, I moved perforce to the 4th edition and have noted that my students (most of whom are having their first exposure to international political economy and who are neither political science nor economics majors) are having far more difficulty in comprehending the theoretical bases for explaining underdevelopment than they have had in the past. In short, the 4th edition is a step backwards and is somewhat disappointing. In my opinion, the 4th edition of this work has replaced an excellent resource with merely a good one.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A12QZ4DZKTHHUW
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