{"product_id":"9781532028571","title":"Comparative Models of Development: Challenges to the American-Western System","description":"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.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186067194096,"sku":"9781532028571","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781532028571_p0.jpg?v=1763745878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781532028571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}