In Their Own Best Interest : A History of the U.S. Effort to Improve Latin Americans /

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For over a century the U.S. has "improved" the peoples of Latin America by promoting everything from representative democracy and economic development to oral hygiene. How did this paternalistic practice evolve and spread globally and what are the troubling consequences for a country with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schoultz, Lars (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Economic assistance, American > Latin America > History.
Politicians > United States > Attitudes.
Progressivism (United States politics).
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Central America.
Chile.
Cuba.
Dominican Republic.
Foreign aid.
Good Neighbor policy.
Latin American economy.
Latin American politics.
Mexico.
U.S. investments in Latin America.
USAID.
military assistance in Latin America.
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Sumario:For over a century the U.S. has "improved" the peoples of Latin America by promoting everything from representative democracy and economic development to oral hygiene. How did this paternalistic practice evolve and spread globally and what are the troubling consequences for a country with a habit of giving-and for others with a habit of receiving?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (400 p.)
ISBN:9780674989016
9783110606621
Acceso:restricted access

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