Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Lucian Pye identified 'crises' that new states in the Third World face in achieving political development. Which one of the following groups is correct?
AIdentity, Legitimacy, Penetration, Participation, Integration, Distribution ✓ Correct
BIdentity, Penetration, Participation, Disintegration, Distribution, Economic instability
CPenetration, Diffusion, Disintegration, Centralization, Leadership, Governance
DParticipation, Representation, Penetration, Integration, Legitimacy, Centralization
Correct answer: (A) Identity, Legitimacy, Penetration, Participation, Integration, Distribution — Pye's crises are identity, legitimacy, penetration, participation, integration and distribution, so that group is the answer.
Explanation
★Pye's crises are identity, legitimacy, penetration, participation, integration and distribution, so that group is the answer.
★He identified these six crises of political development in new states.
★The identity crisis concerns a shared sense of national belonging.
★The legitimacy crisis concerns acceptance of political authority.
★The penetration crisis concerns the reach of central authority across the territory.
★Participation, integration and distribution complete the set.
★He discussed these in his work Aspects of Political Development (1966).
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