The United States and the Struggle for Development: Birth Control in Chile, 1960-1970

  • Javier Castro Arcos Universidad de los Andes, Santiago de Chile
Keywords: Cold War in Latin America, Cultural Cold War, Chile, United States, Birth Control, Contemporary History of Chile, Population Boom, 20th Century.

Abstract

Under the American (United States) paradigm of modernization and development -and within the context of the Cold War- birth control programs were adapted to Chilean realities during the 1960’s. These programs not only sought to diminish the high rates of infant and maternal mortality, but they also responded to the American project for hemispherical security, designed to contain potential popular revolutions in Third World countries.

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Castro Arcos J. (2015). The United States and the Struggle for Development: Birth Control in Chile, 1960-1970. Revista Complutense de Historia de América, 41, 95-120. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCHA.2015.v41.49898