Developing countries themselves emphasize
this point, but in the rich world it is often forgotten. So too is the fact
that financial aid and the further opening of wealthy countries’ markets
are tools with only a limited ability to trigger growth, especially in the
poorest countries. The tremendous amount of energy and political
capital expended on these eªorts in o⁄cial circles threatens to crowd
out attention to other ways in which rich countries could do less harm
and more good. A singular focus on aid and market access at the
September 2005 Millennium Summit should not leave other potentially
rewarding measures on the back burner