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Dependency and Imperialism: The Roots of Latin American Underdevelopment:
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The failure of the Alliance for Progress as an effective instrument for bringing about fundamental change must certainly represent the high-water mark of American innocence abroad as mentioned in this paper, and the failure of that experiment must be acknowledged.Abstract:
governments in Latin America, wherever necessary, would undertake fundamental land and tax reforms with a helping hand from the United States. Seven years later, the failure of that experiment must be acknowledged.... The faith we placed in the Alliance for Progress as an effective instrument for bringing about fundamental change must certainly represent the high-water mark of American innocence abroad.1 1read more
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Economic Aspects of U.S. Imperialism
TL;DR: Three interrelated views on economic imperialism and United States foreign policy prevail today: (1) economic imperialism is not at the root of United States Foreign Policy; (2) political aims and national security are the prime motivators of foreign policy; and (3) Economic imperialism cannot be the main element in foreign policy determination, since United Statesforeign trade and foreign investment make such relatively small contributions to the nation's overall economic performance.