Understanding Third World Politics

malnutrition 7, 8, 231
manufacturing 3–4, 24, 28, 86–7, 89,
93, 95, 97, 100, 102, 123, 227,
261, 281
Mao Tse-tung 12
Marxism 22, 25–9, 111, 112, 114,
135, 139
Masai 116
Mauritius 147, 222
mediation 115, 154, 264
mercantilism 24, 89, 90
metropolis 88, 89, 103
metropolitan bourgeoisie 114, 115,
116, 117, 120
Mexico 20, 32, 121, 122, 138, 142,
237, 245, 247, 251, 256, 275
Middle East 1, 4, 7, 14, 15, 61, 75,
98, 250, 275
militarization 9, 231, 275
military 9, 12, 19, 22, 28, 30, 33, 38,
46, 63, 67, 69, 74, 76, 81–3, 88,
92–3, 99, 101–5, 111, 113–19,
121–3, 129, 130, 132–3, 138,
146–7, 152–3, 155, 159, 164, 168,
172–97, 205–6, 209, 210–14,
216–17, 219, 220, 223, 231,
240–1, 244–5, 250, 252–3, 255–9,
266, 269–70, 272, 275–6, 280
military aid 67, 189, 214
military embourgeoisement 183
military intervention 102, 104, 123,
138, 147, 173–6, 179–87, 190,
192–3, 241, 270, 280
military regime 74, 121, 178, 210,
257, 276
mining 39, 40, 209, 224
missionaries 29, 30, 33
Mizos 194
mode of production 25, 40, 115,
168, 169
modernization 11, 20, 44–7, 49–50,
52–3, 56–62, 64, 67–70, 73–4,
85–6, 89, 112, 122–4, 138, 144,
150, 179, 181, 200–2, 228, 231–2,
242, 252, 260, 276, 279
modernity 49, 57, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67,
89, 114, 163, 185, 187, 202

Mon 194

monopoly capitalism 25

Moro National Liberation Front 194

Morocco 194, 196

Mozambique 145, 190, 275, 276

multinational corporations 17, 77,

81, 117

multi-party regimes 146

Nagaland 199

Nagas 194

nation 22, 25–6, 29–30, 49, 52, 54,

56–7, 60, 73, 75–6, 91–2, 97,

127–9, 131, 133, 137, 145–6, 149,

175, 189, 195–9, 201–2, 205, 208,

210–13, 215, 221, 231–4

nationalism 9, 60, 62, 97, 105, 189,

195–201, 203–8, 211–12, 216,

217–18, 241

nation-building 57, 73, 202, 231

nation-states 25, 75, 97, 202, 213, 221

natural economy 28

neo-colonialism 12, 13, 41, 75–85,

86, 89, 95, 97, 100, 281, 282

Nepal 148, 220, 275, 276

nepotism 172, 261

neutrality 58, 164

New World Order 9

Nicaragua 229, 237, 244, 245,

253, 273

NICs 101, 156

Nigeria 99, 137, 141, 142, 146, 173,

183, 185, 187, 195, 202, 206, 207,

208–11, 215, 232, 275

North Korea 10, 142

nouveaux pauvres 228

OECD 14, 212

Ogaden 194

oligarchy 82, 86, 92, 111, 113,

115–16, 119, 135, 156, 163, 205,

216, 217, 250

OPEC 12, 18, 101

organization 28, 38, 44, 47, 56, 58, 62,

72, 92, 119, 126, 136, 138, 142–3,

144–5, 151–3, 157, 158, 161,

168–9, 174, 178–80, 182, 186–8,

Index 315