U.S.-Latin American relations / Michael J. Kryzanek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kryzanek, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.

Latin America.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.

Physical Description:

x, 333 pages : map ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

United States-Latin American relations

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2008.

Summary:

As the impact of globalization on the region becomes more pronounced, the interconnected economies of the United States and Latin America have revealed new opportunities as well as political challenges. Today, it is clear that the rules and demands of a globalized economy have changed the face of Latin America. Yet, numerous areas of public policy that are critical ingredients to the national interests of both the United States and Latin America, such as immigration, drug smuggling, gang violence, leftist revolution, cultural transformation, and regional security continue to test the relationships between the United States and Latin American governments. Policies dating back to President Bill Clinton's second term and continued under the George W. Bush administration have centered on issues of trade, investment, and resource development and accelerated both growth and tension in the region.

In this fourth edition of his book, Kryzanek discusses new participants in the shaping and implementation of policies toward Latin America, for example, the growing role of Hispanics within the United States in pressuring for changes in U.S. policy in a number of areas. There is also discussion of the role the Department of Homeland Security plays in U.S.-Latin American relations, particularly with respect to border and anti-terrorism issues. As U.S.-Latin American Relations demonstrates, understanding the way in which policy is made toward Latin America is essential to understanding how this relationship has evolved, and why there have been both successes and failures.

Contents:

Part I The Evolution of U.S.-Latin American Relations

1 The Monroe Doctrine and the Emergence of U.S. Power 19

2 Interventionism, Cooperation, and Revolution 39

3 Castroism and the Challenge to U.S. Power 61

4 Contemporary Relations: Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush 85

Part II Major Participants in Latin American Policy Making

5 Governmental Participants in Latin American Policy Making 125

6 Interest Group Participants in Latin American Policy Making 163

7 External Participants in Latin American Policy Making 191

Part III Key Issues in U.S.-Latin American Relations

8 The Illegal Immigration Puzzle 219

9 The Leftist Challenge 241

10 Drugs, Thugs, and Terrorists-The Response of the United States 261

11 The Impact of Globalization 279

Ten Books That You Should Read About U.S.-Latin American Relations 303.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780275994532

0275994538

9780275994495

027599449X

OCLC:

173683549