TY - BOOK AU - Healey,J.M. TI - The economics of aid SN - 0710069545 AV - HC60 .H383 U1 - 338.91172'4 PY - 1971/// CY - London PB - Routledge & K. Paul KW - Economic assistance KW - Developing countries N1 - Bibliography: p. 105-107 N2 - The main aspects of foreign aid to developing countries in terms of economic concepts and principles. The book gives an economic definition of aid and considers the motives for giving aid and the principles on which it may be allocated. He looks at the effect on the economic growth of developing countries of both the aid given and the need to repay the debt, and the effect on trade patterns and resource allocation of tying aid to one particular project, or one source of goods. ER -