A collection of essays, written between 1994 and 2003, looking at the role of democracy building in US foreign policy, the core elements of democracy aid, the state of democracy in the world, and the new US push to promote democracy in the Middle East.

Critical Mission: Essays on democracy promotion
Thomas Carothers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace $24.95 (paperback)
ISBN 0870032097

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