Dollar diplomacy : United States economic assistance to Latin America
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Dollar diplomacy : United States economic assistance to Latin America
（The political economy of Latin America series）
Ashgate, c2000
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Bibliography: p. 181-193
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
United States economic assistance programmes in Latin America have been frequently restructured since the 1960s. This volume examines the evolution of US aid to the region, describes and explains US aid policy towards Latin America, and accounts for changes in the aid regime since 1960. While US aid policy typically reflects developmental, political and economic motivations, the relative weight of each motive can only be understood through close analysis of the broader historical context. In conclusion, the book reviews the most pressing social and economic problems in Latin America, and advances a set of policy recommendations for reforming United States assistance policy in the 21st century.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: United States foreign assistance
- United States aid to Latin America
- alternative motivations
- chapter outline. Part 2 Explaining foreign assistance: developmental needs
- developmental motivations for United States aid
- developmental needs reconsidered
- political objectives
- political motivations for United States aid
- political objectives reconsidered
- economic interests
- economic motivations for United States aid
- economic interests reconsidered
- summary. Part 3 The alliance for progress: poverty and inequality
- antecedents to the alliance for progress
- a hemispheric alliance
- economic growth
- social reform
- political development
- a commitment to change
- combating nationalism
- countering revolution
- summary. Part 4 New directions: poverty and repression
- antecedents to new directions
- basic human needs
- human rights
- political imperatives
- corporate interests
- the United States changes direction
- summary. Part 5 The Private Enterprise Initiative: stagnation and debt
- antecedents to the Private Enterprise Initiative
- new institutions
- private enterprise development
- policy reform
- debt relief
- economic integration
- faith in the market
- the last days of the Cold War
- Latin America open for business
- summary. Part 6 Democracy and good governance: inefficiency and corruption
- antecedents to the democracy initiative
- democratic reform
- competitive political systems
- rule of law and human rights
- civil societies
- transparency and accountability
- democratic values
- political security
- economic stability
- summary. Part 7 Conclusion: United States aid to Latin America
- the challenge of development to Latin America
- basic human needs
- debt relief
- the politics of inclusion
- preserving natural environment
- consolidating democratic governance
- United States assistance in the 21st century. Appendix: United States economic assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean 1952-1997
- United States economic assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean 1952-1997
- objectives identified in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended)
- declaration to the peoples of America
- Foreign Assistance Act of 1973 (excerpt)
- the Private Enterprise Initiative, policy formulation.
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