PHA-Exchange> US development assistance is now 80% private

[Claudio]

From: "Ted Greiner" <tedgreiner at yahoo.com>

> "In the 1970s, 70 percent of resource flows from the
> United States to the developing world were from
> official development assistance and 30 percent were
> private. Today, 80 percent of resource flows from the
> United States to the developing world are private and
> 20 percent are public." 
> 
> Source:
> http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/gda/
> 
> NB. "Private" is not just companies; it includes NGOs
> and foundations like Gates.