03194nam 2200637Ia 450 991045402640332120200520144314.01-282-13138-997866121313870-8157-0151-9(CKB)1000000000785850(EBL)472734(OCoLC)567901453(SSID)ssj0000101387(PQKBManifestationID)11128342(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101387(PQKBWorkID)10042680(PQKB)11094537(MiAaPQ)EBC472734(MdBmJHUP)muse12722(Au-PeEL)EBL472734(CaPaEBR)ebr10338467(CaONFJC)MIL213138(EXLCZ)99100000000078585020080314d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlliance curse[electronic resource] how America lost the Third World /Hilton L. RootWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20081 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-7556-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- 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and beliefs."Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs.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.DemocratizationDeveloping countriesNational securityUnited StatesNation-buildingDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsDeveloping countriesElectronic books.DemocratizationNational securityNation-building327.730172/4Root Hilton L251863MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454026403321Alliance curse1994858UNINA