1. The United States and the Development of Latin America
During the second period the U.S. adopted a more enlightened approach that involved much lower levels of intervention, either overt or covert, and social and economic policies that favored evolution and development of strong, democratic states and economies. ... "Total wars" would have catalyzed development of strong states, but given the pre-existing limitations of Latin American states, they could not wage such wars, focusing instead on limited wars directed largely at internal foes-civil wars, if you will-that provided few of the state-building benefits of total wars. ... In co...
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