| Series |
Contemporary inter-American relations series
Contemporary inter-American relations. ^A504817
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| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms -- Introduction : Central America and the United States in the post-Cold War -- 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 ; 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 United States and Central America ; CAFTA ; New battle lines formed: the challenges ; The response: campaigning for CAFTA ; Ratification pending and dilemma ongoing -- Scenarios and options for the twenty-first century: striving for relevance in the global era. Introduction ; Positive and negative issues in the immediate post-Cold War experience ; What is required to bring about a more thoughtful relationship between the United States and Central America? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-122) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006102720 |
| ISBN | 9780415958349 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415958342 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415958356 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415958350 (alk. paper) |
