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UNINA9910456939503321 |
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Butterfield Samuel Hale |
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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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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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Contributions to the study of world history, , 0885-9159 ; ; no. 108 |
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Economic assistance, American - Developing countries - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Foreign economic relations |
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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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-291) and index. |
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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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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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UNINA9910810381103321 |
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Voters' veto : the 2002 election in New Zealand and the consolidation of minority government / / edited by Jack Vowles [et al.] |
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Auckland : , : Auckland University Press, , 2004 |
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1-86940-714-8 |
1-77558-686-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Elections - New Zealand |
Coalition governments - New Zealand |
New Zealand Politics and government 1972- |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Polls that Count: From One Election to the Next; 2. What Happened at the 2002 Election?; 3 Estimating Change During the Campaign; 4 The Campaign on Television; 5 Strategic Voting; 6 Who Stood for Office, and Why?; 7 Political Parties and Voter Mobilisation; 8 Patterns of Public Opinion; 9 A Vote for Coalition Government?; 10 The 2002 Election in Comparative Context; 11 Political Leadership, Representation and Trust; 12 Conclusion; Appendix 1: The 2002 New Zealand Election Study; Appendix 2: Methodology: Statistical Methods and Variable Coding |
Appendix 3: Chapter Appendices; Appendix 4: The Questionnaires; Bibliography; Contributors; Index |
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Studies the 2002 New Zealand election campaign including candidates, media, issues, leaders, electoral system and social background. |
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