Butterfield, Samuel Hale.

U.S. development aid--an historic first achievements and failures in the twentieth century / [electronic resource] : Samuel Hale Butterfield ; foreword by Maurice Williams. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2004. - xvi, 315 p. : ill., map. - Contributions to the study of world history, no. 108 0885-9159 ; . - Contributions to the study of world history ; no. 108. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-291) and index.

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.

9780313085079


Economic assistance, American--History--Developing countries--20th century.


United States--Foreign economic relations.


Electronic books.

HC60 / .B8758 2004

338.91/73/00904