The Resource Adventures in chaos : American intervention for reform in the Third World, Douglas J. Macdonald
Adventures in chaos : American intervention for reform in the Third World, Douglas J. Macdonald
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- Summary
- Can--or should--the United States try to promote reform in client states in the Third World? This question, which reverberates through American foreign policy, is at the heart of Adventures in Chaos. A faltering friendly state, in danger of falling to hostile forces, presents the U.S. with three options: withdraw, bolster the existing government, or try to reform it. Douglas Macdonald defines the circumstances that call these policy options into play, combining an analysis of domestic politics in the U.S., cognitive theories of decision making, and theories of power relations drawn from sociology, economics, and political science. He examines the conditions that promote the reformist option and then explores strategies for improving the success of reformist intervention in the future. In order to identify problems in this policy--and to propose solutions--Macdonald focuses on three case studies of reformist intervention in Asia: China, 1946-1948; the Philippines, 1950-1953; and Vietnam, 1961-1963. Striking similarities in these cases suggest that such policy dilemmas are a function of the global role played by the U.S., especially during the Cold War. Though this role is changing, Macdonald foresees future applications for the lessons his study offers. A challenge to the conventional wisdom on reformist intervention, Adventures in Chaos--through extensive archival research--displays a theoretical and historical depth often lacking in treatments of the subject
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 361 pages
- Contents
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- pt. 1. America and the Third World. 1. American Policy toward the Third World. 2. The Politics of Oscillation. 3. The Perils and Paradoxes of Reformist Intervention
- pt. 2. China, 1946-1948. 4. The Marshall Mission, 1946. 5. Reform's Last Hurrah, 1947-1948
- pt. 3. The Philippines, 1950-1953. 6. Saving the Philippine Republic, 1950-1951. 7. A New Government, despite Washington, 1952-1953
- pt. 4. Vietnam, 1961-1963. 8. The New Commitment to Diem, 1961. 9. Successes and Failures, 1962-1963
- Conclusion: Bargaining in Chaos
- Isbn
- 9780674005778
- Label
- Adventures in chaos : American intervention for reform in the Third World
- Title
- Adventures in chaos
- Title remainder
- American intervention for reform in the Third World
- Statement of responsibility
- Douglas J. Macdonald
- Subject
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- China -- Politics and government -- 1945-1949
- Cold War
- Guerre froide
- Interventie
- Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Politieke hervormingen
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia
- Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1946-1973
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Can--or should--the United States try to promote reform in client states in the Third World? This question, which reverberates through American foreign policy, is at the heart of Adventures in Chaos. A faltering friendly state, in danger of falling to hostile forces, presents the U.S. with three options: withdraw, bolster the existing government, or try to reform it. Douglas Macdonald defines the circumstances that call these policy options into play, combining an analysis of domestic politics in the U.S., cognitive theories of decision making, and theories of power relations drawn from sociology, economics, and political science. He examines the conditions that promote the reformist option and then explores strategies for improving the success of reformist intervention in the future. In order to identify problems in this policy--and to propose solutions--Macdonald focuses on three case studies of reformist intervention in Asia: China, 1946-1948; the Philippines, 1950-1953; and Vietnam, 1961-1963. Striking similarities in these cases suggest that such policy dilemmas are a function of the global role played by the U.S., especially during the Cold War. Though this role is changing, Macdonald foresees future applications for the lessons his study offers. A challenge to the conventional wisdom on reformist intervention, Adventures in Chaos--through extensive archival research--displays a theoretical and historical depth often lacking in treatments of the subject
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Macdonald, Douglas J.
- Dewey number
- 327.7305
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E744
- LC item number
- .M215 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cold War
- United States
- United States
- Asia
- China
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- Guerre froide
- Politieke hervormingen
- Interventie
- Label
- Adventures in chaos : American intervention for reform in the Third World, Douglas J. Macdonald
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-353) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. America and the Third World. 1. American Policy toward the Third World. 2. The Politics of Oscillation. 3. The Perils and Paradoxes of Reformist Intervention -- pt. 2. China, 1946-1948. 4. The Marshall Mission, 1946. 5. Reform's Last Hurrah, 1947-1948 -- pt. 3. The Philippines, 1950-1953. 6. Saving the Philippine Republic, 1950-1951. 7. A New Government, despite Washington, 1952-1953 -- pt. 4. Vietnam, 1961-1963. 8. The New Commitment to Diem, 1961. 9. Successes and Failures, 1962-1963 -- Conclusion: Bargaining in Chaos
- Control code
- 24794143
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xi, 361 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674005778
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 91040615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)226882
- Label
- Adventures in chaos : American intervention for reform in the Third World, Douglas J. Macdonald
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-353) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1. America and the Third World. 1. American Policy toward the Third World. 2. The Politics of Oscillation. 3. The Perils and Paradoxes of Reformist Intervention -- pt. 2. China, 1946-1948. 4. The Marshall Mission, 1946. 5. Reform's Last Hurrah, 1947-1948 -- pt. 3. The Philippines, 1950-1953. 6. Saving the Philippine Republic, 1950-1951. 7. A New Government, despite Washington, 1952-1953 -- pt. 4. Vietnam, 1961-1963. 8. The New Commitment to Diem, 1961. 9. Successes and Failures, 1962-1963 -- Conclusion: Bargaining in Chaos
- Control code
- 24794143
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xi, 361 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674005778
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 91040615
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (WaOLN)226882
Subject
- China -- Politics and government -- 1945-1949
- Cold War
- Guerre froide
- Interventie
- Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Politieke hervormingen
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Asia
- Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975
- Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1946-1973
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