The New Democracy Wars: The Politics of North American Democracy Promotion in the Americas

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Burron,Neil A. (Author)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    2012
    WorldCat URL:
    http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9781409449065
    Published:
    Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    ISBN:
    9781409449065;1409449068
    Subject Term:
    Caribbean area, International relations, United States, Haiti, Social conditions, Americas, Democracy, Bolivia, Peru, South America, Diplomacy, Conflict, Canadians, Investments and securities, Security measures, and Drugs
    Notes:
    212 p., Analysis of Canadian and US democracy promotion in the Americas, with a focus on Haiti, Peru, and Bolivia in particular. The main argument is that democracy promotion is typically formulated to advance commercial, geopolitical and security objectives that conflict with a genuine commitment to democratic development. Includes chapter "Polyarchy at any cost in Haiti."

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