U.S.-Latin American Policymaking: A Reference Handbook

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• 1 - Introduction: U.S.-Latin American Policymaking xiii
• Part I - The Inter-American Environment 1
• 2 - The External Environment 3
• 3 - The United States and the OAS 24
• 4 - International Economic Organizations 45
• Part II - The U.S. Domestic Environment 65
• 5 - Elite Values 67
• 6 - Think Tanks 96
• 7 - Interest Groups 129
• 8 - The U.S. Media 163
• 9 - Public Opinion 190
• Part III - Who Makes Latin American Policy? 219
• 10 - Making Policy for Latin America: Process and Explanation 221
• 11 - The Presidency 248
• 12 - The Presidential Advisory System 275
• 13 - The Role of the U.S. Ambassador 307
• 14 - The U.S. Military 334
• 15 - The U.S. Congress 363
• Part IV - Specialized Policy Issues in U.S.-Latin American Relations 395
• 16 - Intervention and Interventionism 397
• 17 - Human Rights 424
• 18 - Promoting Democracy 457
• 19 - The United States and the Central American Peace Process 481
• Appendices 499
• Appendix A - Presidential Letter to Chiefs of Mission 501
• Appendix B - Political Cartoons: Explanations of the Incidents Portrayed 504
• References 506
• Index 525
• About the Editor and Contributors 551

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