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Autore |
Butterfield Samuel Hale |
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Titolo |
U.S. development aid--an historic first [[electronic resource] ] : achievements and failures in the twentieth century / / Samuel Hale Butterfield ; foreword by Maurice Williams |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger Publishers, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-33967-2 |
9786612339677 |
0-313-08507-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contributions to the study of world history, , 0885-9159 ; ; no. 108 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic assistance, American - Developing countries - History - 20th century |
United States Foreign economic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-291) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A White House surprise -- A summary of 50 years -- Starting off -- Changing assumptions -- Organizing the aid program -- Early country programs: Afghanistan, Chile, India, and Taiwan -- An appealing new strategy -- Kennedy's vision -- Johnson's wars -- Population explosion -- Technical assistance revived -- Trying to reach the rural poor -- Carter and Reagan -- Promoting market forces -- After the Cold War: policies under Bush and Clinton -- Africa's lagging development -- Women in development -- Assessing 50 years of effort. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first comprehensive account of U.S. development aid policies and implementation operations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this work is a unique contribution to world history and to the extensive literature on Third World development. Butterfield begins with the remarkable story of why, in 1949, President Truman surprised Americans with his unprecedented development aid policy. He then describes the major alterations in U.S. development aid strategy and operations from 1950 to 2000. Drawing upon his long experience both in Washington and in country aid missions, Butterfield puts a huma |
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