TY  - BOOK
AU  - ISBISTER, John
TI  - Promise not kept: betrayed of social change in the third world 
SN  - 1-56549-078-9
U1  - 303.4091724 ISB 22nd ed. 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Connecticut : 
PB  - Kumarian Press, 
KW  - social forandring
N1  - Includes bibliography and index
N2  - In particular, Isbister addresses changes in international politics and the impact on the global order of the US-led military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The author also focuses on major initiatives, such as the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, to confront the issue of world poverty. As with all editions of this vibrant text, Isbister writes with clarity and passion, not only about failed promises, but about hope, human potential, and the belief that a just and equitable world system is attainable
ER  -