Modernization and dependency revisited: U.S. direct investment, development, and polity in Latin America, 1950–1998Footnote*

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, February 20–24, 2001, Chicago, IL. We would like to thank Howard Handelman, Will Moore, and Glen Biglaiser for helpful comments and suggestions.

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• An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, February 20–24, 2001, Chicago, IL. We would like to thank Howard Handelman, Will Moore, and Glen Biglaiser for helpful comments and suggestions.
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• Authors made an equal contribution and are listed in reverse alphabetical order. Contact information: Uk Heo, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee, P.O.Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, U.S.A., Email: [email protected]; Karl De Rouen, Jr., Department of Political Science, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand, Email: [email protected].
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