Defending the National Interest: Raw Materials Investments and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Princeton University Press, 06/10/2020 - 424 páginas

Stephen Krasner's assumption of a distinction between state and society is the root of his argument for the superiority of a statist interpretation of American foreign policy. Here he challenges the two dominant and rival interpretations of the relationship between state and society: interest group liberalism and Marxism. He contends that the state is an autonomous entity acting on behalf of the national interest, and that state behavior cannot be explained by group or class interest.



On the basis of fifteen case studies drawn from extensive public records and published literature on American raw materials policy in the twentieth-century, Professor Krasner provides empirical substance to the debate about the meaning of the "national interest," the importance of bureaucratic politics, and the influence of business on American foreign policy.

 

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A Statist Approach to the Study
5
The National Interest and Raw Materials
35
Policymaking in a Weak State
55
The Promotion of Investments
93
An Overview of the Problem of Nationalization
137
The Protection of Investments before 1950
155
Conclusions and Prospects
329
Appendix The Evolution of Foreign
353
Bibliography
359
Index
383
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