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Anthony P D'Costa wrote:

>As for S Korea, yes aid was important but really when one looks at it the
>aid was simply to prevent Korea from becoming 'communist" not for
>productive investment.

My impression - which I think I got from Amsden, and then confirmed by
looking at the IFS pages for Korea - was that U.S. aid provided important
balance of payments support, as well as early contracting experience in the
late 1950s and early 1960s.

Doug





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