Cracks in the Consensus: Debating the Democracy Agenda in U.S. Foreign Policy

by Howard J. Wiarda

Book Overview

Since the 1980s a remarkable consensus has emerged in U.S. foreign policy based on three main pillars: democracy, free trade, and open markets. The free trade and open markets issues currently are being debated in Congress, but recent events in Russia, Bosnia, Mexico, and Haiti (among others) force us to reexamine the democracy-fostering aspects of U.S. policy as well. Howard J. Wiarda offers a probing analysis of U.S. democracy/elections policy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275961001
• ISBN13: 9780275961008
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"