TY - GEN T1 - Critical mission : essays on democracy promotion T2 - Democracy and rule of law books A1 - Carothers, Thomas, 1956- LA - English PP - Washington, D.C. PB - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1005664054 AB - 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 Carothers's 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. OP - 299 CN - JC421 SN - 9780870032899 SN - 0870032895 SN - 0870032100 SN - 9780870032103 SN - 0870032097 SN - 9780870032097 KW - Democracy. KW - Democratization. KW - Economic assistance. KW - Democracy KW - Démocratie. KW - Démocratisation. KW - Aide économique. KW - assistance. KW - democracy. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : General. KW - Democratization KW - Economic assistance KW - Democratie. KW - Democratisering. KW - Buitenlandse politiek. KW - 89.35 democracy. KW - Politique étrangère. KW - Etats-Unis d'Amérique. KW - Monde. KW - Außenpolitik KW - Demokratie KW - USA KW - United States of America. KW - Foreign policy. KW - International relations. KW - Development aid. ER -