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GREATER AMERICA L. RONALD SCHEMAN GREATER AMERICA A New Partnership for the Americas in the Twenty-First Century a New York University Press • New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org © 2003 by New York University All rights reserved The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author. They do not necessarily represent those of the Organization of American States and its member states. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scheman, L. Ronald. Greater America : a new partnership for the Americas in the twenty-first century / L. Ronald Scheman p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–8147–9834–9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Latin America—Relations—United States. 2. United States—Relations— Latin America. 3. United States—Foreign relations—21st century. I. Title. F1418.S375 2003 303.48'27308—dc21 2003010369 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Lucy Boundless love and unwavering support We are no longer who we were. We are not yet who we will be. —On the wall of the Greater Maya Temple in Tikal,Guatemala Statesmen stand or fall on their perceptions of trends. —Henry Kissinger Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 I Stormy Relationships, New Dynamics 1 Global Wallflower: Overlooking the Americas in U.S. Foreign Relations 11 2 The United States and Latin America: Tackling History 27 3 U.S. Security: Shifting Realities 47 4 The Emerging Inter-American Partnership 64 5 The Trauma of the 1980s 74 6 Where the Puck Is Going: The World Changes 104 7 Poverty and the Lack of Education: The Dormant Volcano 126 8 Undermining Prosperity: Corruption and Narcotics 144 II The Americas in the Global Economy: Building a Greater America 9 Commerce and Foreign Policy 159 10 The New Americans 171 11 The New Geopolitics of Latin America 194 12 The Muse of the Markets 214 13 Trade and Integration 233 ix
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