The Role of the United States’ Government in Regime Change and Neoliberal Reforms in Libya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page - - - - - - - - - - i

Approval page - - - - - - - - - ii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii

Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - - iv

Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - v

List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - vii

List of Figures - - - - - - - - - viii

List of Abbreviation - - - - - - - - - ix

Abstract - - - - - - - - - - x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - - - 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - 7

1.3 Objective of the Study - - - - - - - - 11

1.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - - 11

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Literature Review - - - - - - - - 13

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - - 38

3.3 Hypotheses - - - - - - - - - - 47

3.4 Research Design - - - - - - - - 47

3.5 Method of Data Collection - - - - - - - 51

3.6 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - - 52

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3.7 Logical data Framework - - - - - - - 54

CHAPTER FOUR: United States Government Provision of Military, Financial Assistance to

Pro-Rebel and Her Regime Change, Privatization of Libya’s Oil in

Post-Gaddafi Era

4.1 The United States Government and the Politics of Oil - - - 56

4.2 The United States Government Strategic Oil Interest in the Middle East - 62

4.3 US and Libya Relations: A Historical Overview - - - - 64

4.4 The Concept of Regime Change - - - - - - 71

4.5 The Concept of Military Intervention as a Pillar of R2P - - - 73

4.6 The Politics of Regime Change and Military Intervention in Libya - - 77

 CHAPTER FIVE: Economic Interest of United State Government and Neoliberal

Economic Reform in Libya.

5.1 U.S Government’s Economic Interest and Its Involvement In the 2011 Libyan

Civil War - - - - - - - - - 85

5.2 The Legitimization of Pro-Rebel by United State Government - - 92

5.3 Neoliberal Political and Economic Reform in the Post Gaddafi Era - - 95

CHAPTER SIX: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

6.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 109

6.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - 110

6.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - - 113

BIBLIOGRAPHY - - - - - - - - 115