Analysis of social theory of international stratification and of the practice of classifying countries of the world in one of three groups, (1) developed countr

Provides a stimulating and substantive intellectual history of social science and development theories, helping towards an understanding of development theory a

Essay on the various factors, especially the political ideologies, shaping the development of the Third World and the resulting social and economic conditions o

Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, o

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