Format:
1 Online-Ressource (vi, 224 Seiten)
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Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:
9781000514001
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1000514005
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9781000514032
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100051403X
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in US foreign policy
Content:
Introduction -- American grand strategy and the unitary actor model -- The public choice model of foreign policy -- The rogue superpower -- Build, then balance : the US and its rivals -- American sanctions : ineffective, immoral, politically convenient -- The War on Terror from the public choice perspective -- Conclusion : understanding and changing American foreign policy.
Content:
"This book argues that while the US president makes foreign policy decisions based largely on political pressures, it is concentrated interests that shape the incentive structures in which he and other top officials operate. The author identifies three groups most likely to be influential: government contractors, the national security bureaucracy, and foreign governments. This book shows that the public choice perspective is superior to a theory of grand strategy in explaining the most important aspects of American foreign policy, including the war on terror, policy towards China, and the distribution of US forces abroad. Arguing that American leaders are selected to respond to public opinion, not necessarily according to their ability to formulate and execute long terms plans, the author shows how mass attitudes are easily malleable in the domain of foreign affairs due to ignorance with regards to the topic, the secrecy that surrounds national security issues, the inherent complexity of the issues involved, and most importantly, clear cases of concentrated interests. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of American Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Governance"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781003223467
Additional Edition:
ISBN 100322346X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032121796
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032121802
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032121796
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hanania, Richard Public choice theory and the illusion of grand strategy Abingdon, Oxon [UK] : Routledge, 2022 ISBN 9781032121796
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781032121802
Language:
English
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