| Assessing Democracy Assistance: The Case of Romania Contributor(s): Carothers, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870031023 ISBN-13: 9780870031021 Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: In recent years, assistance aimed at promoting democracy abroad has become a major component of U.S. foreign aid and of the U.S. government's post-Cold War policy of seeking to enlarge the international community of democratic nations. Despite its rapid growth, however, democracy assistance remains poorly understood in practice, and its value is frequently questioned. This landmark study, an examination of U.S. democracy assistance efforts in Romania, is the first comprehensive analysis of the workings - and failings - of U.S. democracy assistance in one country. Based on the author's extensive field research, the study provides widely applicable answers to key questions about the value, strategies, methods, and future of such assistance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 320.949 |
| LCCN: 95-50999 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.03" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, assistance aimed at promoting democracy abroad has become a major component of U.S. foreign aid and of the U.S. government's post-Cold War policy of seeking to enlarge the international community of democratic nations. Despite its rapid growth, however, democracy assistance remains poorly understood in practice and its value is frequently questioned. This landmark study, an examination of U.S. democracy assistance efforts in Romania, is the first comprehensive analysis of the workings--and failings--of U.S. democracy assistance in one country. Based on the author's extensive field research, the study provides widely applicable answers to key questions about the value, strategies, methods, and future of such assistance. |