Commentary
Thomas Carothers, McKenzie Carrier
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Assessing Democracy Assistance: The Case of Romania
This landmark study, an examination of U.S. democracy assistance efforts in Romania, is the first comprehensive analysis of the workings—and failings—of U.S. democracy assistance in one country.
Published on Jan 1, 1996
Source: Washington
This landmark study, an examination of U.S. democracy assistance efforts in Romania, is the first comprehensive analysis of the workings—and failings—of U.S. democracy assistance in one country. Based on the author's extensive field research, the study provides widely applicable answers to key questions about the value, strategies, methods, and future of such assistance.
Advance Praise
“This is a thoughtful account of how projecting the values of one culture into another for the best of motives can go wrong, and it deserves to be read by all those committed to seeing East Europeans enjoying the life chances and liberties that we take for granted in the Atlantic democracies.”
—Europe–Asia Studies
About the Author
Thomas Carothers
Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Thomas Carothers, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, is a leading expert on comparative democratization and international support for democracy.
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