The enduring problem of political development for some divided societies like in former Yugoslavia and especially in the Third World remains how to combine political stability with political liberalization and democratization. Another challenge is safeguarding democratic transition and consolidation in the midst of drastic economic restructuring that engenders popular dissatisfaction and can breed political extremism. Political development means not just institutional reform but changes in attitudes and the political culture. That places limits on how far political development can be imported or imposed from without.