Hidden Agendas American Foreign Aid and Commerce

Hidden Agendas American Foreign Aid and Commerce





American foreign and domestic policies are shaped by a variety of factors, but money is the most prevalent. Our society is based on a system of free-market capitalism. Since its founding America has entrusted its economy into the hands of its citizens, and because of this commitment our internal and external philosophies have been shaped around our desire to make money, and to use it as a means of bettering our own position. In the modern day it has become an important tool of international persuasion. The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, but this wealth is dependent on its ability to control and dominate foreign and domestic markets. It is the governments job to serve the best interests of its people, and if capital is the most valuable asset, then how a government chooses to use it can be an important tool in analyzing that nations priorities. In today*s global economy every nation is linked, but by st...