LEADER 03160nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910778024003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-13138-9 010 $a9786612131387 010 $a0-8157-0151-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000785850 035 $a(EBL)472734 035 $a(OCoLC)567901453 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101387 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101387 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10042680 035 $a(PQKB)11094537 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12722 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472734 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338467 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL213138 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472734 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000785850 100 $a20080314d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAlliance curse$b[electronic resource] $ehow America lost the Third World /$fHilton L. Root 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-7556-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $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and beliefs. 330 $a"Proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions or outdated suppositions about foreign affairs.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. 606 $aDemocratization$zDeveloping countries 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 606 $aNation-building$zDeveloping countries 607 $aDeveloping countries$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aNation-building 676 $a327.730172/4 700 $aRoot$b Hilton L$0251863 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778024003321 996 $aAlliance curse$93867228 997 $aUNINA