America and the world, 1898-2025 : achievements, failures, alternative futures
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America and the world, 1898-2025 : achievements, failures, alternative futures
Macmillan, c2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This text surveys US achievements and failures in the world across the 20th-century. The analysis builds upon surveys of experts at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and several universities conducted over the last 25 years. The reasons for success and failure are subject to dispute. The author argues that the individual traits of US leaders account for far more variation in outcomes than the domestic or international contexts. He concludes that the events of the past century confirm the assumptions of mutual gain theory, complexity theory, and liberal peace theory. Clemens then uses his analysis to sketch alternative futures that could face planners in the early 21st-century.
Table of Contents
- Introduction PART I: The Twentieth Century Achievements Failures Sources of Success and Failure PART II: The Twenty-first Century Alternative Futures: Unipolar Stability
- Fragmented Chaos
- The Hegemon Challenged
- Bipolar Cooperation
- Multilateral Cooperation
- Global Governance without World Government Lessons from the Past, Guidelines for the Future Appendices
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