Dollar diplomacy
Subtitle: United States economic assistance to Latin America
By: Francis Adams.
Series: The political economy of Latin America series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hampshire; Burlington, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Economic assistance, American -- Latin America
Description: "United States economic assistance programs in Latin America have been frequently restructured during the course of the past four decades. This book examines the evolution of US aid to the region, describes and explains US aid policy toward Latin America, and accounts for changes in the aid regime since 1960." "The book's conclusion reviews the most pressing social and economic problems in Latin America today, and advances a set of policy recommendations for reforming United States assistance policy in the twenty-first century."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.