 Technical AssistanceD. John Shaw Chapter 10 in Sir Hans Singer, 2002, pp 94-97 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract 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). Keywords: Technical Assistance; National Development Plan; Underdeveloped Area; United Nations Economic Commission; National Capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-4039-3286-0_10 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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