Greater America
Subtitle: a new partnership for the Americas in the twenty-first century
By: L. Ronald Scheman.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
Subjects: Latin America -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Latin America; United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
Description: Can democracy develop in Latin America without the United States' assistance? Why should the United States care? How is Latin America relevant to U.S. economic growth in global competition? In "Greater America: A New Partnership for the Americas in the Twenty-First Century", L. Ronald Scheman argues that our future lies not in Europe, Asia, or the Middle East, but right here in our own backyard -- the Western Hemisphere. Scheman shows how the political and cultural legacy of colonization, immigration, assimilation, and pluralism binds North, Central, and South America, and how the trends in market growth and resources make the Americas a rich prize in global trade. Despite the tendency of many northerners to underestimate our ties, we are closer to our southern cousins than to any other society. That relationship will only gain strength given the growing and irrepressible influence of Latino and Caribbean populations in the United States. "Greater America" celebrates the condition of the Americas as one of the most important factors in the spread of human freedom in the last half millennium. -- From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Stormy relationships, new dynamics; title: Global wallflower : overlooking the Americas in U.S. foreign relations; title: The United States and Latin America : tackling history; title: U.S. security : shifting realities; title: The emerging inter-American partnership; title: The trauma of the 1980s; title: Where the puck is going : the world changes; title: Poverty and the lack of education : the dormant volcano; title: Undermining prosperity : corruption and narcotics; title: The Americas in the global economy : building a Greater America; title: Commerce and foreign policy; title: The new Americans; title: The new geopolitics of Latin America; title: The muse of the markets; title: Trade and integration; title: Investment and economic growth; title: Building a greater America.