TY  - BOOK
AU  - Copson,Raymond W.
TI  - The United States in Africa: Bush policy and beyond 
T2  - African arguments
SN  - 9781848131729
AV  - DT353.5.U6 C67 2007eb
U1  - 327.73067 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, New York, Cape Town, South Africa, New York
PB  - Zed Books, David Philip, Distributed in the USA exlusively by Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - International relations
KW  - bicssc
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Government
KW  - International
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - International Relations
KW  - General
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - fast
KW  - Buitenlandse politiek
KW  - gtt
KW  - Africa, Sub-Saharan
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - 1960-
KW  - 2001-2009
KW  - Afrique subsaharienne
KW  - Relations extérieures
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Sub-Saharan Africa
KW  - Verenigde Staten
KW  - Afrika
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-162) and index; 1 -- Introduction; 2 -- Aid, trade, and development: policy improvements less than advertised; 3 -- AIDS policy: substantial new program weakened by unilateralism and controversy; 4 -- Democracy and human rights: strong rhetoric, few deeds; 5 -- Conflict and peacekeeping: limited efforts, low priorities; 6 -- Threats to security: caution needed in the US response; 7 -- Beyond the Bush administration: toward a fairer and more just Africa policy; Notes; Index; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - Though aid has increased and a major AIDS initiative launched, Copson argues that US policy in Africa falls well short of meeting reasonable standards of fairness or justice. Foreign aid is losing its focus on development as political priorities come to the fore; U.S. barriers to African exports remain substantial; and the AIDS program is in danger of flagging due to unilateralism and ideological controversy. An increasingly military approach to fighting the 'Global War on Terror' in Africa and securing energy imports carries serious risks for the region. Copson concludes by assessing the pros
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