All developed market economies have, during the last two decades, suffered serious structural difficulties in their economies, due, in part, to increasing LDC competitiveness in the production of manufactured goods. Most developed countries have reacted by adopting measures aimed at...

The authors try to test statistically whether the flow of resources between poor and rich countries has in fact conformed to the “1 per cent” target defined by the United Nations. Basis for testing several hypotheses are data published by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.