Development and instability: political change in the non-western world

In this volume, Robert Clark makes his contribution to the ever- expanding literature on political development. Though primarily intended as a textbook, this book attempts to make a statement on the sources of political instability which would be of interest to scholars as well as students. Ideally, a text should introduce the "accepted wisdom" of a field in a manner which is clear, interesting, reasonably well integrated, and of assistance to the student in further investigating the problems raised, and this text is quite successful in meeting these objectives. Part I explores the meaning of political development in terms of both systemic and attitudinal changes. In Part 2 the discussion shifts to the problem of instability, where Clark questions whether instability necessarily accompanies social change. Part 3 is devoted to the "strategy" of political development. This is a clear, well- organized text that provides copious chapter notes for students who wish to pursue a topic further.