Defending the National Interest: Raw Materials Investments and U.S. Foreign Policy

by Stephen D. Krasner

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691219516
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Series:	Center for International Affairs, Harvard University , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	424
File size:	4 MB

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Defending the National Interest is a major and highly original contribution to the study of American foreign policy and, in particular, to our understanding of the critically important area of national policy toward foreign investment in raw materials."—Robert Gilpin, Princeton University

Editorial Reviews

"Defending the National Interest is a major and highly original contribution to the study of American foreign policy and, in particular, to our understanding of the critically important area of national policy toward foreign investment in raw materials."—Robert Gilpin, Princeton University

From the Publisher