Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad: In Search of Knowledge - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870032194 ISBN 13: 9780870032196

Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace, 2006

Synopsis

"Over the past decade, Carothers has established himself as the leading U.S. expert on democracy promotion. He is a powerful critic not only of the nuts-and-bolts of democracy assistance but also of U.S. grand strategy overall."—SAIS Review Promoting the rule of law has become a major part of Western efforts to spread democracy and market economics around the world. Yet, although programs to foster the rule of law abroad have mushroomed, well-grounded knowledge about what factors ensure success, and why, remains scarce. In Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad, leading practitioners and policy-oriented scholars draw on years of experience—in Russia, China, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa—to critically assess the rationale, methods, and goals of rule-of-law policies. These incisive, accessible essays offer vivid portrayals and penetrating analyses of the challenges that define this vital but surprisingly little-understood field. Contributors include Rachel Belton (Truman National Security Project), Lisa Bhansali (World Bank), Christina Biebesheimer (World Bank), Thomas Carothers (Carnegie Endowment), Wade Channell, Stephen Golub, and David Mednicoff (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), Laure-Hélène Piron (Overseas Development Institute), Matthew Spence (Yale Law School), Matthew Stephenson (Harvard Law School), and Frank Upham (NYU School of Law).

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Carothers is vice president for international politics and governance at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and founder and director of the Endowment's Democracy and Rule of Law Project.

Review:

"Once again, as he did with democratization, Thomas Carothers has taken a topic with grand rhetorical appeal that is subject to multiple meanings and brought it down to earth for both scholars and practitioners." —Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

"If you want to understand why promoting the rule of law around the world is both ardently pursued and hotly criticized, read this spirited and sobering book--an indespensable work in a field of vital importance." —Stephen Holmes, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

About this edition

• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0870032194
• ISBN 13: 9780870032196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 363
• Editor: Carothers Thomas