Constructive Engagement?: Chester Crocker & American Policy in South Africa, Namibia & Angola, 1981-8

by J.E. Davies

Book Overview

The notion of engagement represents an indispensable tool in a foreign policy practitioner's armory. The idea of constructive engagement is forwarded by governments as a method whereby pressure can be brought to bear on countries to improve their record on human rights, while diplomatic and economic contracts can be maintained. But does this approach succeed? To answer this question Davies offers a critical evaluation of one of the best-known examples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821417827
• ISBN13: 9780821417829
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"