The Point Four Program and U.S. International Development Policy

Author

Stephen Macekura

Content Type

Journal Article

Journal

Political Science Quarterly

Volume

128

Issue Number

1

Publication Date

Spring 2013

Institution

Academy of Political Science

Abstract

STEPHEN MACEKURA explores the intellectual roots and policy precedents of President Harry Truman's Point Four program. He argues that many of the ideas and policies encapsulated in Point Four helped to shape the extensive foreign aid, economic development, and modernization policies of the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy administrations.

Topic

International Relations

Political Geography

United States