MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02474cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2008012055
003 DLC
005 20090901091514.0
008 080314s2008 dcua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008012055
020 $a9780815775560 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0815775563 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn185691150
035 $a(OCoLC)185691150
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---$ad------
050 00 $aJZ1480.A5$bR66 2008
082 00 $a327.730172/4$222
100 1 $aRoot, Hilton L.
245 10 $aAlliance curse :$bhow America lost the Third World /$cHilton L. Root.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2008.
300 $ax, 286 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
520 $a"Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs.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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-270) and index.
505 0 $aEconomic 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 -- 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.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zDeveloping countries.
651 0 $aDeveloping countries$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDemocratization$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aNation-building$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aNational security$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0813/2008012055.html