The Fall of Silver in Mexico, 1870–1910, and Its Effect on American Investments

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ID10099355
AuthorsDavid M Pletcher (Hamline University, corresponding author)
Year1958
Volume18
Issue1
Pages33-55
Publication date1958-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022050700088781
OpenAlexW2137913375
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited9

Since the end of World War II Americans interested in international economic affairs have faced a painful dilemma. Almost every set of international policies advanced during this period has called for the widespread use of American capital to assist in the development of underdeveloped areas in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The United States government has furnished much of this capital during the last decade, but private capital has borne a share of the effort in the past and may well be called upon for a larger share in the future. Unfortunately, in a period of frequent small wars, revolutions, and expropriations, American investors naturally hesitate to send their capital abroad if they can invest it profitably at home. One of the most vexing problems in modern international economic relations is that of predicting or assuring regular returns from American investments abroad

Business · Capital (architecture · Development economics · Dilemma · Economics · Foreign direct investment · Geography · Government (linguistics · Latin Americans · Macroeconomics · Political science · Private capital · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy · History and Politics in Latin America

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