The Military Intervenes Case Studies in Political Development |
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| Editor:
| Bienen, Henry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87154-110-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1968 |
| Publisher: | Russell Sage Foundation
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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Explores the mechanisms of military intervention and its consequences. The contributors examine a succession of coups, attempted coups, and established military regimes, with a view to evaluate the role of the military as a ruling group and an organization fostering political development. These studies cast strong doubt on the abilities of the military as a modernizing and stabilizing agent, raising important questions about our policies on military assistance and arms sales....
More DescriptionExplores the mechanisms of military intervention and its consequences. The contributors examine a succession of coups, attempted coups, and established military regimes, with a view to evaluate the role of the military as a ruling group and an organization fostering political development. These studies cast strong doubt on the abilities of the military as a modernizing and stabilizing agent, raising important questions about our policies on military assistance and arms sales. Bienen makes an especially strong plea for a reassessment of our military and economic-political policies in order to determine whether both are working toward the same goals.