The Politics of American Foreign Aid

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ISBN: 9780202309941 | 0202309940
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Copyright: 1/15/2008

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Every year the Administration and the Congress battle stubbornly and often bitterly over appropriations for foreign aid. Clearly much more is at stake than a difference of opinion over a small fraction of the annual budget: the tug-of-war stems from clashes of basic political philosophies, divergent approaches to one of the most important elements of our foreign policy, and inherent conflicts among various domestic power blocs.

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Background to Foreign Aid	p. 3
Foreign Aid and American Political Culture	p. 11
Internationalism	p. 12
Foreign Aid and Diplomacy	p. 18
Foreign Aid as an Economic Question	p. 22
Interrelationships of Opinion	p. 24
Weighing Positive and Negative Factors	p. 27
The Political Distribution of Opinion	p. 29
Geographic Distribution of Opinion	p. 30
Opinion and Socioeconomic Background	p. 33
Foreign Aid and Partisan Politics	p. 35
Pressure Groups and Foreign Aid	p. 46
Congress and Foreign Aid	p. 55
Outlines of Congressional Response	p. 56
Pressure Groups and Congress	p. 57
The Role of Party Affiliation	p. 59
Internal Congressional Influences	p. 69
Public Opinion and Congressional Opinion	p. 76
The Executive As Organizer of Attitudes	p. 89
Philosophical Justifications for Foreign Aid	p. 91
Relations with Congress and the Public	p. 103
Problems of Gaining Public Support	p. 106
Foreign Aid and the Political System	p. 111
Foreign Aid Politics in Perspective	p. 128
The Ranking of Values with Respect to Foreign Aid	p. 136
Notes	p. 142
Bibliography	p. 159
Index	p. 169
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