Alliance curse
Subtitle: how America lost the Third World
By: Hilton L. Root.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780815775560
Subjects: Democratization -- Developing countries; Nation-building -- Developing countries; National security -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: "Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs. Presents case studies of American foreign policy toward developing countries, efforts at state building, and nations growing in importance. Concludes with recommendations designed to close the gap between security and economic development"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Economic logic of the alliance curse; title: Democratic paradoxes : institutional constraints on U.S. democracy promotion; title: Dangers of triumphalism; title: Incompatible missions and unsuitable organizations; title: Social bifurcation and ultimatum bargaining : the vision gap in U.S. reconstruction efforts; title: The United States and China : the power of illusion; title: The United States as master builder in the Philippines; title: Illegitimate offspring : South Vietnam; title: Mirage of stability : the United States and the Shah of Iran; title: America's moral dilemma in South Asia; title: Walking with the devil : the commitment trap in U.S. foreign policy; title: Redeeming democracy through the market : do open markets produce open politics?; title: Linking U.S. security to Third World development; title: Reframing the purpose of U.S. globalism : lessons, strategies, institutions, and beliefs.