Defending the National Interest - Raw Materials Investments and U.S. Foreign Policy (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Release date:	November 1978
First published:	November 1978
Authors:	Stephen D. Krasner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	424
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-02182-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	0-691-02182-1
Barcode:	9780691021829

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