Assessing Policy Relevance Fifty Years Later: Germany and Japan in Modern Nation-Building
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This thesis seeks to assess the policy relevance of the post-WWII occupations of Japan and Germany in response to a host of op-ed columns debating this point with respect to post-conflict Iraq. I contend that the most frequently cited limits to comparability—“unique” characteristics of Japan and Germany including high economic capacity, ethnic homogeneity, strong and continuing institutions, benign international circumstances, and a particularly receptive population—are for the most part either exaggerated, inessential to the successful completion of occupation objectives, or simply nonexistent; however, the claims tend to have more merit in Japan than in Germany. I find that the significance of Iraq’s lack of these attributes is similarly overstated. Ultimately, the cases suggest that security and a minimal level of welfare for the populace are integral components of occupation success, emphasizing the importance of a robust U.S. commitment of military and economic resources.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | May 23, 2003 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Schott, Jared M. |
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| Advisor | Valentino, Benjamin |
Subjects
| Subject | United States |
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| Subject | Japan |
| Subject | German |
| Subject | Iraq |
| Subject | Foreign Relations |
| Subject | nation-building |
| Subject | op-ed |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Schott, Jared M. (2003). Assessing Policy Relevance Fifty Years Later: Germany and Japan in Modern Nation-Building. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zr721gw5123
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Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies, Theses
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