1st Edition

Dollar Diplomacy United States Economic Assistance to Latin America

By Francis Adams Copyright 2000
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2000:  United States economic assistance programs in Latin America have been frequently restructured during the course of the past four decades. This book examines the evolution of US aid to the region, describes and explains US aid to the region since 1960. Focus is placed on four successive initiatives, the Alliance of Progress for the 1960s, the New... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Explaining foreign assistance; The alliance for progress; New directions; The private enterprise initiative; Democracy and good governance; Conclusion Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Francis Adams

’...compelling...raises some important issues for the future role of US assistance in the region...’ The International History Review ’Francis Adams presents an interesting analysis of the history, basis and objectives of US economic assistance to Latin America.’ Études internationales