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Building Democracy on Quicksand : Altruism, Empire, and the United States

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  • Jean-Paul Faguet

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If the United States is intent on building an empire through military might to spread its values around the world, this political scientist believes it is bound to fail. Using institutional economics as a framework for analysis, he argues that democracies cannot be readily built unless there is a rich mosaic of social interaction already intact. Nor is the U.S. military suited to nation building.

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  • Jean-Paul Faguet, 2004. "Building Democracy on Quicksand : Altruism, Empire, and the United States," Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 73-93.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:challe:v:47:y:2004:i:3:p:73-93
    DOI: 10.1080/05775132.2004.11034250
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    1. Khan, Qaiser & Faguet, Jean-Paul & Ambel, Alemayehu, 2017. "Blending Top-Down Federalism with Bottom-Up Engagement to Reduce Inequality in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 326-342.
    2. Faguet, Jean-Paul, 2021. "Understanding decentralization: theory, evidence and method, with a focus on least-developed countries," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 108214, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Jean-Paul Faguet & Qaiser Khan & Devarakonda Priyanka Kanth, 2021. "Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health: Evidence from Ethiopia," Publius: The Journal of Federalism, CSF Associates Inc., vol. 51(1), pages 79-103.

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