Development issues : U.S. actions affecting developing countries, the 1984 annual report of the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee

policy and programs to support economic development in the Third World are outlined in this 1984 annual report of the Chairman of the International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA). The initial section discusses the outlook for development in the 1984 world economy, particularly in the context of recovery from the 1980-82 recession; the discussion covers trends and events in international trade, the U.S. strategy for dealing with developing country indebtedness, U.S. private direct investment, the use and limits of developing country government micro- and macro-economic policies, and major 1983 events in the North-South dialogue. A substantial discussion of emphases in U.S. bilateral assistance in three priority sectors - food and agriculture, energy, and human resources development - is then provided, followed by a summary of U.S. priorities for multilateral assistance and recent Reagan Administration development initiatives. The final section details official U.S. support for development in 1983 via multilateral development banks, international organizations, A.I.D., and other U.S. public institutions.