The New Third World

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Tables, Figures, and Maps vii
• Preface ix
• Introduction 1
• Part One - Thematic and Systematic Patterns 7
• 1 - The Third World: Definitions and New Perspectives on Development 9
• Notes 24
• 2 - Indexes and Trends in Socioeconomic Development 28
• Notes 50
• References 51
• 3 - Coming Out of the Country: Population Growth, Migration, and Urbanization Gary S. Elbow 52
• Notes 72
• 4 - Health: One World or Two? 75
• References 91
• 5 - Gender Bias in Development 93
• References 108
• 6 - Worlds Within Worlds: the Separate Reality of Indigenous Peoples Today 112
• References 122
• 7 - The Global Spread of the Democratic Revolution 123
• References 139
• Part Two - Third World Regions 141
• 8 - The Caribbean Basin: Cultural and Political Diversity Overview 143
• References 165
• 9 - South America: Continent of Contrasts 166
• Notes 182
• References 183
• 10 - The Arab World: Advance Amid Diversity 184
• References 199
• 11 - South Asia: a Region of Conflicts and Contradictions 201
• References 218
• 12 - East and Southeast Asia: Perspectives on Growth and Change 220
• References 241
• 13 - Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems, Progress, and Potentials 242
• References 262
• 14 - Newly Industrializing Countries: a Discussion of Terms 264
• References 278
• 15 - Usa: is There Room for the Third World? 279
• Notes 305
• About the Editors and Contributors 309
• Index 311

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