How Much Aid for Underdeveloped Countries?

John A. Pincus

Expert InsightsPublished 1967

Financial aid to the less-developed countries is discussed in terms of the fundamental gaps that influence relations between rich and poor countries. The aid requirement is usually discussed in terms of the economic gap, but other gaps exist and are of equal importance: social, political, psychological, quality of life, and population growth rates. There is a heritage of mistrust in the relations between the rich and poor countries. It is reinforced by the less-developed countries' knowledge that they are dependent on rich countries. The result often is hostility, rationalized on ideological grounds, and easily utilized as elements of broader international power conflicts. The dilemma that is the result of hypotheses and assumptions on the part of both the rich and poor countries about the nature and levels of aid is not likely to be resolved in the near future.

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  • Year: 1967
  • Pages: 29
  • Document Number: P-3604

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Pincus, John A., How Much Aid for Underdeveloped Countries? Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1967. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3604.html.
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