A NEW DIMENSION IN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

A number of changes have occurred over the past few years in the way the American people look at their foreign assistance programs. The Marshall plan was greeted with great skepticism when it was first introduced fifteen years ago. Its results, however, excee¬ded the expectations of its most enthusiastic supporters. When the focus of the foreign aid program stifted from the warshattered economies of Western Europe to the developing countries of the rest of the world, many enthusiasts expected the same dramatic progress. This has not, however, proved to be the case. In Western Europe, the basic social services already existed, literacy was high, and skilled management was ready to move forward if capital was provided.