In their own best interest : a history of the U.S. effort to improve Latin Americans /
Schoultz, Lars,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Altruists and realists -- Latin Americans' need for improvement -- "Hard" uplifting begins -- "Hard" uplifting becomes normal: dollar diplomacy -- Latin Americans resist: no protectorates -- Latin Americans resist: no intervention -- "Soft" uplifting begins: the Good Neighbor years -- Latin Americans rebuffed: the early Cold War -- Uplifting's golden years, 1959-1964 -- Soft uplifting becomes normal: the later Cold War -- From economic to political uplifting -- Good governance in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion: Whose best interests?.
Politicians
Economic assistance, American
Progressivism (United States politics)
Diplomatic relations.
Diplomatic relations
Economic assistance, American.
Politicians
Progressivism (United States politics)