LONDON – Much has changed about official development assistance (ODA) over the last 50 years. Since it originated during the Cold War, when members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee spent roughly $60 billion annually (an amount that the Soviet Union undoubtedly matched), recipient countries have been called “backward,” “developing,” “southern,” and, lately, “emerging.”
伦敦—过去五十年来，官方发展援助（ODA）改变了很多。ODA起源于冷战，其时经合组织发展援助委员会每年拿出约600亿美元资金（苏联毫无疑问可以与之匹敌），接受国被称为“后进国家”、“发展中国家”、“南方国家”，最近则被称为“新兴国家”。