Missionary Capitalist: Nelson Rockefeller in Venezuela

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Univ of North Carolina Press, 2002 - Business & Economics - 290 pages
The first work to draw on Nelson A. Rockefeller's newly available personal papers as well as research in Latin American archives, Missionary Capitalist details Rockefeller's efforts to promote economic development in Latin America, particularly Ven
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The Oil Mans Heir Goes to Venezuela
10
Mr Rockefeller Goes to Washington
35
Private Diplomacy
68
Rocky Road
89
The Venezuela Basic Economy Corporation
112
The American International Association
140
Mr Rockefeller Goes to Washington Again
173
Conclusion
207
Notes
225
Bibliography
271
Index
281
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Darlene Rivas is associate professor of history at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

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