U.S. Foreign Policy and Private Voluntary Organizations, 1939-2005

From 1939 to 2005, this dataset compiles information on the relationship between private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and U.S. foreign policy. It is based on a study by Rachel McCleary that draws on annual reports, State Department documents, and IRS records. The work analyzes the influence of humanitarian aid organizations and the shift of federal funding from PVOs to commercial enterprises.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in federal funding allocation to PVOs versus commercial enterprises based on the described historical shift.
• Studying the political pressures on international relief work based on the described interaction between PVOs and the federal government.
• Modeling the relationship between religious and governmental goals in foreign aid based on the described analysis of competing objectives.

Strengths

• Covers a 66-year time span from 1939 to 2005.
• Draws from multiple primary sources including annual reports, State Department documents, and IRS records.

Limitations

• Row count and specific data format are unknown.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Rachel McCleary (author), via Oxford Scholarship Online.

Collection Method

Compiled from annual reports, State Department documents, and IRS records.

Time Range

1939-2005

Geography

United States (foreign policy focus)