Economic and Political Liberalization: Policy Development.

Abstract

Foreign economic development and prosperity support the national security of the United States by contributing to domestic prosperity, increasing foreign social stability, and reducing the likelihood of armed conflict. While the value of economic and political liberalization may be universally accepted, problems in developing, implementing, and sustaining a consistent development policy to achieve these goals have made that policy elusive. This paper examines the tension between political and economic liberalization, introduces the continuum of legitimate paths toward economic liberalization, and demonstrates the practical use of this continuum as an analytic tool in the case of Slovenia. Finally, it concludes with some general policy recommendations for the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309024

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Steffen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Eastern Europe
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Investments
  • Market Economy
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.