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Friendly rivals : bargaining and burden-shifting in NATO / by Wallace J. Thies.
Van Pelt Library UA646.3 .T463 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thies, Wallace J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 350 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armon, NY : M.E. Sharp, 2002.
- Summary:
- Viewing the behavior of NATO members through the prism of bargaining theory reveals them as states intent on obtaining the benefits of membership at the least cost to themselves. This book shows how NATO members use a variety of strategies and tactics to try to get the better of each other without wrecking an alliance that realizes their shared goals, and from which they all benefit. It examines: the original design of the alliance; patterns of bargaining during the Cold War and post-Cold War periods; how their rivalries impact members' domestic policies of defense and welfare; and what this history suggests about NATO's future prospects.
- Contents:
- Why Burden-Shifting Is More Appealing Than Burden-Sharing 5
- The Politics of Burden-Shifting 8
- The External Dimension: Bargaining Channels, Strategies Outcomes 8
- Bargaining Channels 9
- Bargaining Strategies 10
- Bargaining Outcomes 11
- The Internal Dimension: Burden-Shifting and Democratic Politics 13
- Elite-Mass Relations 13
- The Allure of Neutralism and Pacifism 16
- The Plan of This Book 18
- Chapter 2. An Argument Even Older Than the Alliance Itself 20
- Bevin and Marshall 21
- The Czech Coup and the Spring War Scare 32
- Issues Left Unresolved 43
- The Alliance Takes Shape 52
- The Impact of the Korean War 64
- Postscript: Creating the Collective Good 72
- Chapter 3. The External Dimension (I): Bargaining Channels 77
- Creating an Organizational Structure 78
- The Evolution of Routinized Procedures 93
- The NATO Infrastructure Program 106
- Broadening the Alliance's Functions 110
- Post-Cold War Comparisons 122
- Chapter 4. The External Dimesion (II): Bargaining Strategies 132
- What Makes Burden-Shifting Plausible? 133
- Strategies for Burden-Shifting 135
- Using Principles and Norms for Redistributive Purposes 136
- Carving Out Exceptions But Without Setting Precedents 141
- Influencing Expectations 143
- Manipulating Indexes of Performance 145
- Controlling Information 148
- Strategy and Burden-Shifting 151
- Post-Cold War Comparisons 153
- The Transition to the Post-Cold War World 154
- Allocating Cuts in Force Structures 154
- Paying for the Gulf War 156
- Aid to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 159
- The Post-Cold War World 160
- Chapter 5. The External Dimension (III): Bargaining Outcomes 165
- Burden-Shifting Outcomes 165
- Effects on Policy 165
- Consequences for the Alliance 169
- Whose Preferences Prevail? 176
- The NATO Infrastructure Program 184
- Post-Cold War Comparisons 188
- Appendix Tables Accompanying Chapter 5 197
- Chapter 6. The Internal Dimension (I): Elite-Mass Relations 210
- The Politics of Avoidance 211
- The Weakness Syndrome 217
- Promising More Than Can Be Delivered 218
- The Politics of Weakness 221
- The Politics of Gridlock 223
- Patterns in Elite Politics 225
- Splits Within the Elite 229
- Post-Cold War Comparisons 232
- Chapter 7. The Internal Dimension (II): The Allure of Neutralism and Pacifism 239
- Military Integration As a Political Irritant 239
- Peace Movements in Western Europe 246
- The Politics of Resentment 247
- Risk-Shifting 250
- Threats and Resources 255
- Post-Cold War Comparisons 258
- Chapter 8. Retrospect and Prospect 262
- New Insights About an Old Alliance 262
- Strategy and Burden-Shifting 263
- Putting the "O" in NATO 265
- The Advantages of Bigness 269
- The Gap Between Words and Deeds 276
- Retrospect and Prospect 280.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0765610167
- OCLC:
- 48951476
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