"The first book-length treatment of the Clinton administration's Latin American policies, this study reads like an insider's account, based in part on interviews and roundtable discussions with more than 50 participants in the Latin American foreign policy process during these years - from career diplomats to political appointees, White House insiders to jaded professionals. In his balanced analysis of an administration that made some progress in Latin American relations, the author concludes that the Clinton presidency failed to build on the favorable international and regional context and on opportunities inherited from the George H.W. Bush administration." "This study will be a valuable reference for the foreign policy community at large and for students and scholars of international relations."--Jacket.

1.Clinton's Latin American policies in context : the concerns and the approach -- 2. changing international and regional context of inter-American relations -- 3. Latin American policy during the Clinton years : an overview -- 4. Latin American policy during the Clinton years : case studies of success and failure -- 5. Latin American policy during the Clinton years : an assessment.