Format:
XVIII, 128 S.
,
graph. Darst.
ISBN:
0415958350
,
9780415958356
,
0415958342
,
9780415958349
Series Statement:
Contemporary inter-American relations series
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Central America and the United States in the post Cold War -- Premises and challenges -- A region of diversity -- Is the past prologue to the future? -- Introduction -- From hegemonic predominance to relative autonomy -- Contention, repression and underdevelopment -- From authoritarian contention to democratic promotion -- The invasion of Panama -- Love in times of neglect: the 1990s -- Introduction -- The Bush administration: adjusting to pragmatism -- Benign neglect -- An age of decreasing expectations -- The alliance for sustainable development -- The joint declaration Central America-USA (CONCA-USA) -- Clinton and Hurricane Mitch -- A new president Bush -- Foreign policy dilemmas in the post-Cold War era: new challenges, old responses? -- Introduction -- Security: old and new priorities -- The democracy challenge -- Social and economic issues -- Migration -- The economy and trade -- The environmental challenge -- The United States, Central America and the rest of the hemisphere -- Conclusion -- CAFTA: a case study in intermestic politics -- Introduction -- Trade policy making in the US and Central America -- CAFTA -- New battle lines formed: the challenges -- The response: campaigning for CAFTA -- Ratification pending/dilemma ongoing -- Scenarios and options for the 21st century: striving for relevance in the global era -- Introduction -- Positive/negative issues in the immediate post-Cold War experience -- Lesson 1 -- Lesson 2 -- Lesson 3 -- Lesson 4 -- Lesson 5 -- Lesson 6 -- What is required to bring about a more thoughtful relationship between the US and Central America? -- Endnotes
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
USA
;
Außenpolitik
;
Zentralamerika
;
Geopolitik
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102720.html
