Alliance For Progress

Alliance For Progress

Summary of Alliance For Progress

An economic development program for Latin America sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS) at the 1961 Punta del Este Conference. The program called for ten years of concerted efforts directed towards economic growth, social reform, and the relaxation of trade barriers among the American republics. Goals were defined for each developing nation in the region, and their governments pledged substantial resources to the program, to be augmented by economic and technical assistance from the United States.

All members of the OAS, with the exception of Cuba, participated in the program. The Alliance for Progress formally expired in 1972; however, the term is still used to describe U.S.-sponsored aid programs in Latin America.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)

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See Also

  • International Organization
  • Foreign Relations
  • Intergovernmental Organization
  • Regional Organization
  • Regional Integration

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