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Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy: How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy by Richard Hanania (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, USA) at Abbey's Bookshop,
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Richard Hanania (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, USA)

Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy

How Generals, Weapons Manufacturers, and Foreign Governments Shape American Foreign Policy

Richard Hanania (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, USA)

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English
Routledge
25 September 2023
Peace studies & conflict resolution; Political science & theory; Political campaigning & advertising; Warfare & defence
Series: Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
This book argues that while the US president makes foreign policy decisions based largely on political pressures, it is concentrated interests that shape the incentive structures in which he and other top officials operate.

The author identifies three groups most likely to be influential: government contractors, the national security bureaucracy, and foreign governments. This book shows that the public choice perspective is superior to a theory of grand strategy in explaining the most important aspects of American foreign policy, including the war on terror, policy toward China, and the distribution of US forces abroad. Arguing that American leaders are selected to respond to public opinion, not necessarily according to their ability to formulate and execute long-terms plans, the author shows how mass attitudes are easily malleable in the domain of foreign affairs due to ignorance with regard to the topic, the secrecy that surrounds national security issues, the inherent complexity of the issues involved, and most importantly, clear cases of concentrated interests.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of American Studies, Foreign Policy Analysis and Global Governance.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   453g
ISBN:   9781032121802
ISBN 10:   1032121807
Series:   Routledge Studies in US Foreign Policy
Pages:   230
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction Chapter 1 – American Grand Strategy and the Unitary Actor Model Chapter 2 – The Public Choice Model of Foreign Policy Chapter 3 – The Rogue Superpower Chapter 4 – Build, then Balance: The United States and Its Rivals Chapter 5 – American Sanctions: Ineffective, Immoral, and Politically Convenient Chapter 6 – The War on Terror from the Public Choice Perspective Conclusion: Understanding and Changing American Foreign Policy

Richard Hanania is the President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology and a Research Fellow at Defense Priorities. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. Richard has published academic works that contribute to the studies of American foreign policy, international law, political psychology, the role of nuclear weapons in international politics, and civil war.

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