Comparative Models of Development

Howard J. Wiarda Who Was The Dean Rusk Professor Of International Relations At The School Of Public And International Affairs At The University Of Georgia Outlines A Paradigm Shift In World Politics That Has Been Driven By Two Overarching Trends: The Shift From A U.S. And Western-Favored Model Of Development To Different Models And The Decline Of A Western System Of World Order.. In Examining These Two Trends He Seeks To Answer Questions Such As:. Why Are The Gaps Increasing Rather Than Shrinking Between The Rich And The Poor Both Within Countries And Between The Developed Countries And Developing Ones? Why Have Some Countries And Regions Adapted To The Newer Pressures Of Globalization Democratization And New Markets And Others Have Not? Why Does The Middle East Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa And Much Of Latin America Still Lag Behind While Others Are Forging Ahead? . By Taking A Regional View Of Development And International Relations The Author Challenges The View That One Theoretical Framework Can Explain The Economic Social And Foreign Policy Approaches Of All Countries.