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This book contains the following topics:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Introduction to Political Economy and Development
\n\u2022 Classical and Neoclassical Theories of Development
\n\u2022 Marxist and Radical Political Economy
\n\u2022 Modernization and Development Theories
\n\u2022 Dependency Theory and Underdevelopment
\n\u2022 The State and Development
\n\u2022 Institutions, Governance, and Economic Performance
\n\u2022 Globalization and Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category:<\/td>\nDiploma Level Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher:<\/td>\nFinstock Evarsity Publishers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISBN:<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Authors:<\/td>\nCPA John Kimani, Dr. James Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pages:<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":45569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[73,112],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-45566","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-school-of-development-studies-books","product_cat-school-of-development-studies-diploma-books","first","instock","downloadable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nPolitical Economy and Development in Political Science Diploma Level - Finstock Evarsity Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Political Economy and Development explores the interplay between politics and economics, asking why some nations prosper while others remain trapped in poverty. 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