Development issues 1991 : U.S. actions affecting developing countries -- the 1991 annual report of the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee

is not only the major implementor of the U.S. economic assistance program, but also coordinates the economic assistance provided by other U.S. Government agencies, Congress, private voluntary organizations, and foundations. This report provides an overview of this A.I.D.-led assistance program during FY 1990. Chapter I identifies A.I.D."s six major priorities : (1) free markets and broad-based economic growth, (2) individual economic and social well-being, (3) democracy, (4) prudent environmental policies and natural resource management, (5) transnational problems (e.g., narcotics trafficking and foreign debt), and (6) humanitarian disaster relief. Chapter II examines the effect of the legal, regulatory, and judicial environment on resource allocation and entrepreneurial initiative, while Chapter III provides an overview of world economic issues, including U.S. trade policies and foreign direct investment. Chapter IV addresses progress and problems in the following areas: food and agriculture, human resources, women in development, energy and the environment, institutional and urban development, private enterprises, and disaster and refugee assistance. Chapter V summarizes programs to promote growth, including U.S. bilateral economic assistance; programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Peace Corps, and private voluntary organizations; the U.S. Trade and Development Program; and programs in support of regional development foundations. The final chapter examines U.S. support of multilateral programs of the United Nations, inter-American organizations, the Development Assistance Committee, and multilateral development banks.