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Technical Assistance

In: Sir Hans Singer

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  • D. John Shaw

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Another issue to which Singer attached considerable importance, following from his work on the terms of trade, was the provision of technical assistance to under-developed countries in order to build up their national capacities for economic development. When he arrived at the UN, its principal functions were seen to be to convene conferences, collect and analyze data, set standards and undertake studies. The development section of the Department of Economic Affairs, which became Singer’s responsibility, was also in charge of a very small technical assistance programme with a total expenditure of about $1 million a year. In January 1949, when working on budget proposals for the next year, Singer recalled debating with colleagues whether they should risk proposing a 10 per cent increase in the technical assistance programme from $1 million to $1.1 million when a major event took place, which caused them to dramatically alter their perspective and resulted in a UN Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (EPTA).

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  • D. John Shaw, 2002. "Technical Assistance," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Sir Hans Singer, chapter 10, pages 94-97, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-3286-0_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9781403932860_10
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