Understanding Third World Politics

status 1, 2, 10, 12, 20, 42–3, 46, 48,
52, 58, 60, 65–6, 68, 75, 86, 115,
119–20, 135, 140, 160–1, 164, 179,
183, 187, 198, 207, 211, 216, 222,
225–7, 236–7, 261, 266, 274, 280
structural adjustment 8, 170, 279
structural functionalism 51, 58
structures 2, 28, 36–9, 47, 49–58,
60–1, 63, 65–6, 68, 71–2, 74,
86–9, 93, 109–10, 115, 120,
124–7, 132, 154, 163, 179, 182,
187–8, 197, 222, 235, 243, 248,
257, 264–6, 276, 278, 280
Sub-Saharan Africa 2, 5, 6, 7, 14,
175, 184, 222, 250
Sudan 10, 52, 195, 219, 220, 275
Sulawesi 215
Sumatra 215
surplus 27–9, 33, 42, 88–9, 92, 95,
115, 168–9, 249, 281
Syria 10, 194
systems 2, 32, 36–8, 51–2, 54–5, 57,
59, 63, 66, 70–3, 100, 122, 125,
133, 136–7, 140–2, 144, 146–51,
153, 225, 272–3, 275–6

Taiwan 9, 18, 117, 125, 151, 239,
251, 252, 267, 277
take off 67
Tamil Nadu 199
Tamils 207, 232
Tanzania 20, 76, 116–17, 119–20,
138, 145–6, 148, 168–9, 232, 278
tautology 71
taxation 26, 28, 30, 38, 42, 54,
80, 94, 96, 100, 111, 129, 172,
213, 245
technical assistance 17
technocrats 122, 123, 183
technological development 128, 188
technology 14, 17, 33–6, 39, 47, 56,
59, 75, 78, 82, 87, 96, 105, 123,
130, 163, 170, 177, 226, 271
tenants 26, 40, 115, 153
terms of trade 30, 41, 90, 184
Thailand 2, 17, 18, 23, 138, 170, 178,
246, 252, 267, 272, 275, 277
Third Force 12

Togo 81, 173, 183

trade 4–5, 8, 10, 13, 17–18, 20, 24–6,

29–30, 32–5, 41–2, 79–80, 82,

86–7, 89–90, 98, 101–2, 116,

126–9, 131, 137, 144, 151, 168,

179, 183–4, 189, 195, 210, 212,

215, 225–6, 245, 253–4, 257,

269–70

tradition 46, 49, 57, 59–61, 63–4, 70,

143, 172, 199, 202, 221

traditional leaders 38, 270

traditional oligarchy 111

traditionalism 10, 221

treaty ports 23

tribe 55, 57, 60, 64, 144, 154, 158,

187, 227, 231

Tripuras 194

Turkey 179, 194, 206, 215, 267

Uganda 183, 232, 240, 275

UN 16, 161, 187, 192, 196

UNCTAD 17

underdevelopment 21–2, 47, 64, 67,

88, 92, 104, 106–7, 140, 144, 174,

182, 184, 192, 232, 277

UNESCO 14

Unilever 79

unilinearity 67, 68, 106

Union Soudanaise 151

Unita 276

United Fruit 79

United National Independence Party,

Zambia 152

universal suffrage 110, 119

universalism 48, 57, 58, 63

Untouchables 139

urbanization 7, 20, 37, 41, 45, 47,

97, 147, 175, 179, 216, 227, 243,

260, 264

USA 12, 18, 32, 51, 80, 145, 170,

175, 189, 220, 231, 244, 273

USSR 12, 18, 255

Uttar Pradesh 139

Vietnam 8, 20, 85, 142, 245,

246, 269

warfare 18, 147

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