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Altruism but not Quite: the genesis of the least developed country () category

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This article provides a historical account of the creation of the ldc category in 1971, analyses the motives of the main actors and examines the motivation of the UN to establish the category. A literature review, official document analysis and expert interviews indicate that, from the perspective of both developed and more advanced developing countries, the initial ldc identification process aimed to generate a reduced list of mostly small and economically and politically less significant countries. Contrary to the official narrative, this served the interests of both developed countries (by undermining the UN's implicit effort to normalise/depoliticise international assistance) and more advanced developing countries (disturbed by the discrimination created within the developing countries' group, favouring the most disadvantaged among them).

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  • Djalita Fialho, 2012. "Altruism but not Quite: the genesis of the least developed country () category," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(5), pages 751-768.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:33:y:2012:i:5:p:751-768
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2012.674700
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    1. Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, 2013. "Earth Economics," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14673.
    2. Fialho de Oliveira Ramos, D.N. & van Bergeijk, P.A.G., 2013. "Spaghetti and noodles : Why is the developing country differentiation landscape so complex?," ISS Working Papers - General Series 563, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
    3. van Bergeijk, P.A.G., 2012. "Where the financial and economic crisis does bite : Impact on the Least Developed Countries," ISS Working Papers - General Series 542, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
    4. van Bergeijk, Peter A.G., 2012. "The Millennium Development Goals post 2015: Towards a global social contract," IOB Working Papers 2012.09, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
    5. Swetha Ramachandran, 2023. "Unravelling aid funding: Linking funding allocation patterns and localization in Sierra Leone," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2023-105, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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