"An immensely valuable and detailed analysis of foreign, mainly American, assistance to Latin American higher education, To Export Progress provides an understanding of the 'what' and the 'why' of foreign aid to a key sector. This book will be a classic in its field." —Philip G. Altbach, Monan Professor of Higher Education, Boston College "Professor Daniel C. Levy, a leading authority in the field of higher education and the nonprofit sector in Latin America, once again has opened an otherwise neglected field through his carefully researched and reported study of philanthropic support for university reform in the region. Drawing on a wealth of archival material, documentary evidence, interviews, and first hand experience with the actors and agencies involved, To Export Progress illuminates the vision and ideals inspiring international agencies, as much as the realities they confronted in deciding on grants and loans policy, from the 1960s to the 1980s. The book is strongly recommended for scholars and students of international education, for Latin American experts, and for philanthropic managers and educational administrators in the developing world." —Jorge Balan, Senior Program Officer for Higher Education, The Ford Foundation. In this study of the attempts to export the modern Western university, its ideas, and its form to the Third World, Daniel C. Levy examines the development assistance provided by the Ford Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Inter-American Development Bank and their relations with local partners in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s. Levy considers the funders, how they selected partners, which countries and institutions were favored, and to what effect. Based on meticulous research and careful analysis, the book provides a detailed look at philanthropic assistance to the region during the era of modernization and development in Latin America.

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Contents<\> Preface and Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction: To Export Progress 1. Perspectives on Change 2. Givers and Receivers 3. Modernizing the System: Diversification and Expansion 4. Institution Building: Centralizing the University<\> 5. Academic Work 6. Promise and Performance in Exporting Progress Appendixes A. GDP Price Multiplier B. Interviews C. IDB Documents D. Federalism's Parallels to Assistance on the Philanthropic Ideal Type E. Data on Three Main Donors: Sources and Coverage F. Population of Latin America, 195585 G. Enrollment in Latin American Higher Education, 195585 H. Ford Foundation Grants to Latin American Universities by Nation, 195984 I. AID Assistance by Nation and Year J. IDB Higher Education Allocations, 196284 K. LASPAU Scholarships to Latin American Students by Nation and Year L. Enrollment in Spanish America: National Universities and Total Systems M. Enrollment in Spanish America: National Universities and Public Sector N. Enrollment in Latin America: Private Universities and Total Systems O. Ford Foundation Grants to Spanish American Universities by Institutional Type and Nation, 195984 P. AID to Spanish American Universities by Institutional Type and Nation, 195069 Q. IDB Assistance to Latin American Higher Education by Institutional Type and Nation, 196284 R. Assistance by Field of Study in 1960s (in percentages) S. Domestic Enrollment by Field of Study, 195585 Notes References Index