Alliance curse : how America lost the Third World / Hilton L. Root.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Root, Hilton L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building.

United States--Foreign relations--Developing countries.

United States.

International relations.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Foreign relations--United States.

Democratization--Developing countries.

Democratization.

Nation-building--Developing countries.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]

Summary:

"Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs.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.

Contents:

Economic logic of the alliance curse

Democratic paradoxes: institutional constraints on U.S. democracy promotion

The dangers of triumphalism

Incompatible missions and unsuitable organizations

Social bifurcation and ultimatum bargaining: the vision gap in U.S. reconstruction efforts

The United States and China: the power of illusion / with Chunjuan Wei

The United States as master builder in the Philippines

Illegitimate offspring: South Vietnam

Mirage of stability: the United States and the Shah of Iran

America's moral dilemma in South Asia

Walking with the devil: the commitment trap in U.S. foreign policy

Redeeming democracy through the market: do open markets produce open politics?

Linking U.S. security to Third World development

Reframing the purpose of U.S. globalism: strategies, institutions, and beliefs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780815775560

0815775563

OCLC:

185691150