Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments xxx 1 Can Liberal Democracy be Be Exported at Gunpoint? 1 2 From Conflict to Cooperation 000 3 Why Can't They All Get Along? 000 4 Exporting Conflict 000 5 The Pinnacle of U.S. Imperialism: Japan and West Germany 000 6 Fool's Errands: Somalia and Haiti 000 7 Post-9/11 Imperialism: Afghanistan and Iraq 000 8 Liberal Means to Liberal Ends 000 Notes 000 References 000 Index 000

About the Author

Christopher J. Coyne is Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, West Virginia University, a Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, and an Associate Editor for the Review of Austrian Economics. He has published articles in numerous scholarly journals, including Cato Journal, Constitutional Political Economy, Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Kyklos, and Review of Political Economy.

Reviews

"Professor Coyne is obviously a dove rather than a hawk. But he accepts the case for occasional intervention for humanitarian reasons or to protect US citizens. His main suggestions are to avoid nation-building types of intervention and adopt free trade, if necessary unilaterally by the US. It is perhaps deformation professionelle for economists to overrate the spillover benefits of the latter. But peace and welfare may depend on how far the next US president accepts the main lines of his analysis - a subject even more important than the current credit crunch." - The Financial Times "Having recently had an opportunity to read After War ... I've found myself trying out his application of economic principles to the analysis of armed conflicts, particularly in the case of America's current occupation of Iraq. This has proven especially useful." - The Economist: Free Exchange "I view the key analytical point as focusing on the power of on-the-ground expectations to make the reconstruction 'game' either a cooperative or combative one. This is a difficult variable to control, but Chris offers a very good look at the best and worst attempts that the United States has made to manipulate these variables and thus export democracy. If you want to know why the Solow model doesn't seem to hold for Bosnia, or a deeper more analytic sense of why Iraq has been a mess, this is the place to go." - Marginal Revolution "A brilliant and timely contribution that should shift the debate on U.S. foreign policy and state-building. In providing new insights from economic theory on what can be expected in post-conflict situations, Coyne guides us toward attainable goals and interventions that have a better chance of success." - Jack Goldstone, George Mason University "[Coyne] believes forceful attacks against dictatorial regimes generally damage democracy. The recent invasion of Iraq is a prime example, he says in his new book After War ... Most of this engaging new volume from Stanford University Press examines the economics and politics of present-day foreign policy ... Liberal democracy cannot be exported in a consistent manner at gunpoint' is Coyne's central conclusion." - Charleston Gazette