The Biopolitics of Underdevelopment

Abstract

sity of Hawaii. His more recent research has focused on legislative development. He is the author of a number of articles, lately concen-trating on legislators and interest groups, and is at present a member of the Southeast Asia Advisory Group. THE CENTRAL purpose of this paper is to direct attention to thebiological dimensions of political underdevelopment. It is to explore obstacles to development imposed by social scientists and legislators, who accept as given various biological conditions under which the great majority of individuals in underdeveloped nations live. As preparation for this exploration, the opening sections will be devoted to a brief review of how political scientists are currently utilizing biological models and data. The main body of the paper will present findings on the impact of diseases endemic to the underdeveloped world and are hypothesized to affect negatively attempts to achieve rapid political development.

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