Before the 1950s, the US's main gaol was to shatter the existing
empires to gein better access to trade. As the Cold War picked up
steam, modernization emerged as an alternative strategy for promoting
US interests.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA
95929
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fax 530 898 5901
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