Historicizing+a+Project+(Dan+F)+2

1500- 1962 European Colonialism: The damage from this time period is a major reason that aid is required. Colonized areas were depleted of much of their resource base and hijacked cultural structures that had been built over years of experience.

1811-1817 Luddite Protests: This revolt against technology represents the constant struggle between labor and technology that has allowed the system to become so unequal. Superior technology and human rights/wellbeing legislation makes the only competitive option cheap outsourced labor from poor countries. It also informs technology transfer history in general.

1841- 1914 Imperialism: The damage from this time period is another major reason that aid is required. Imperialism is just colonialism rebranded.

1949 Truman’s Point 4: This marks the beginning of another rebranding of the resource transfer to wealthy countries of the world packaged nicely in disguise as an offer to help.

1944 International Monetary Fund: Helps cement continued interaction with poor countries and perpetuates globalization

1945 The World Bank: Helps cement continued interaction with poor countries and perpetuates globalization

1961 Foreign Assistance Act: Aid development is used to do good but is not effective long term

1973 Energy Crisis: Spawned the appropriate technology movement and provided evidence that business as usual had an expiration date.

1973 Small is Beautiful: The root text of the appropriate technology movement

1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Government regulation that seeks to attack corruption that is preventing aid from doing any good.

1980s- 2013 Globalization: The most recent rebranded campaign for global integration that “benefits” all.

1994 NAFTA: Free trade legislation that allows for more efficient transfer that leads to globalization

2004 African Growth and Opportunity Act: Another example of legislative reform to address the problems with development. It does so by making economic ties between Africa and the US stronger, which does not mean that Africans benefit more then the US.

2005 CAFTA-DR: Free trade legislation that allows for more efficient transfer that leads to globalization