new internationalist 126August 1983

REAL AID Exports and aid Boomerang aid 'Tying' aid to exports from donor countries means that 7 out of every 10 aid dollars come straight back to the donors. This diverts aid from its real purpose - the relief of poverty. Illustration: Clive Offley

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