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The expansion of the USA into a global economic power began with the extension of its influence over the Caribbean and subsequently Latin America. This was not an accidental process and was instead the result of foreign policy decisions that led to the USA’s political and economic dominance in the western hemisphere.
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Russell, J., Smith, A., Tennent, K.D. (2017). Adolf Berle’s Critique of US Corporate Interests in the Caribbean Basin. In: Pettigrew, W., Smith, D. (eds) A History of Socially Responsible Business, c.1600–1950. Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60146-5_10
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