Demand for practical knowledge and lessons about how the United States and other countries can more effectively promote democracy around the world has never been higher. This timely book by Thomas Carothers, one of the foremost authorities worldwide on democracy building, helps meet that need. Critical Mission draws together a wide-ranging set of Carotherss many seminal, widely cited essays, organized around four vital themes: the role of democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy the core elements of democracy aid the state of democracy in the world the new U.S. push to promote democracy in the Middle East From puncturing myths about promoting civil society to sizing up the prospects for democracy in the Arab world, Carothers is consistently penetrating, incisive, and challenging to policymakers, democracy activists, and scholars alike.The book also includes the only up-to-date, comprehensive bibliography on democracy promotion.
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"Carothers's examinations have helped us think harder and more critically about our work..." -- Kenneth Wollack, president, National Democratic Institute
"For anyone interested in the promise and pitfalls of promoting democracy around the world, [this] book is a gold mine." -- Robert Kagan, author, "Of Paradise and Power"
"[T]his remarkable collection of trenchant essays is full of good judgments and sharp insights." -- Michael W. Doyle, Columbia University, author, "Ways of War and Peace"
"For anyone interested in the promise and pitfalls of promoting democracy around the world, [this] book is a gold mine." -- Robert Kagan, author, "Of Paradise and Power"
"[T]his remarkable collection of trenchant essays is full of good judgments and sharp insights." -- Michael W. Doyle, Columbia University, author, "Ways of War and Peace"
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Thomas Carothers is director of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project at the Carnegie Endowment. He is also author of the best selling Aiding Democracy Abroad: The Learning Curve (Carnegie, 1999).
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- Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy by Noam Chomsky in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Central Asia's Second Chance by Martha Brill Olcott in Back Matter
- Willful Blindness: The Bush Administration and Iraq by Trudy Rubin in Back Matter
- Development Ethics at Work: Explorations - 1960-2002 (Routledge Studies in Development Economics) by Denis Goulet in Back Matter
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