IAFF 6101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Equal Voice, United States Agency For International Development
13 Apr 2016
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Started near the end of 19th century, regarded as temporary. Assistance by european powers for development in their colonies. Technical assistance by the us to lain american countries at the beginning of wwii. Created un relief and rehabilitaion agency and the internaional bank for reconstrucion and. Us acted in 1947 to stabilized greece and turkey and prevent ussr from gaining anymore ground in the war-torn europe. 1950s france coninue aid to now independent colonies to maintain its inluence. Japan"s aid grew out of its reparaion payments and commercial interests. 1960s nordics support the un as it provides small countries with equal voice of 1 vote (30) End of 1960s developing countries (mostly aid producing) became aid donors. 1970 foreign aid became a common element in rich-poor country relaionship (33) Cause: less tension of cold war, increase in oil prices, economic crisis in developing countries, famine in africa.
