Alliance Curse: How America Lost the Third World

Contents

Contents vii Preface ix part i. the legacy of the cold war and instability in the twenty-first century 1 Economic Logic of the Alliance Curse 3 2 Democratic Paradoxes: Institutional Constraints on U.S. Democracy Promotion 15 3 The Dangers of Triumphalism 31 4 Incompatible Missions and Unsuitable Organizations 42 5 Social Bifurcation and Ultimatum Bargaining: The Vision Gap in U.S. Reconstruction Efforts 55 part ii. alliance rents and the economic failure of client regimes 6 The United States and China: The Power of Illusion 71 with Chunjuan Wei 7 The United States as Master Builder in the Philippines 86 8 Illegitimate Offspring: South Vietnam 103 9 Mirage of Stability: The United States and the Shah of Iran 122 10 America’s Moral Dilemma in South Asia 145 part iii. u.s. security risks from failures of global economic development 11 Walking with the Devil: The Commitment Trap in U.S. Foreign Policy 173 12 Redeeming Democracy through the Market: Do Open Markets Produce Open Politics? 180 13 Linking U.S. Security to Third World Development 190 part iv. lessons learned 14 Reframing the Purpose of U.S. Globalism: Strategies, Institutions, and Beliefs 203 Notes 221 References 257 Index 271 Contents viii ...