Truman's inaugural address, which was followed by the
Point Four Program, he called for a "bold new program for making the benefits of our scientific advances and industrial progress available for the improvement and growth of underdeveloped nations".
Despite the fragmented appearance of the Truman administration's various foreign aid programs, they were all inspired by a clear policy: "to assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way." From the Marshall Plan to the Truman Doctrine to the
Point Four program, "Foreign Aid and the Legacy of Harry S.
In the end, Rigg's take on development is primarily Anglo-American in its orientation, and if his sceptical stance starts with a post-1945 Truman and Eisenhower era of techno-optimism in exchange (the
Point Four program), along with an accompanying British take on the welfare state and its lessons for decolonisation, Unplanned development never feels limited in its intellectual origins, even with its relatively small scale.
America also defeated Nazism in Europe and supported the rights of colonized peoples, and launched projects like the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, and the
Point Four program to assist developing nations.
After serving in the Air Force during World War II, he worked on the
Point Four program and for the U.S.
Kershner then accepted a job as still photographer on a State Department film project in Iran under the
Point Four Program, which ultimately led to an assignment as a director and cinematographer of documentaries in Iran, Greece and Turkey.
In what would become known as the
Point Four Program, the Truman administration proposed that America undertake to provide assistance to underdeveloped peoples so that they might realize "their aspirations for a better life." (2) The
Point Four Program eventually evolved into what is now the Agency for International Development (AID).Other initiatives such as the Council on World Tensions and the Oxford Conference on Tensions in Development, which was held in 1961 and involved participants from countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, demonstrated the emphasis on the need to "create understanding of the partnership among nations required for development." (3)
He was a member of the Lion's Clubs International, Iran, and a member of the
Point Four Program that Harry S.
The National Security Council, the CIA, and Truman's
Point Four Program linked containment to economic development.
Chapter 7 follows what the author calls "a somewhat convoluted trail" from Truman's 1949
Point Four program, "the technocratic front of the Cold War", to the several independent strands of agricultural aid to developing countries, with a focus on India.
This
Point Four program was sent to Congress June 24.
With the launching of the
Point Four Program, the United States embarked on a new role in world affairs.
