In this talk with the Center's Harvey Wheeler Czech economist, Pavel Eisler, argues that the nature of peasant revolutions must be understood if United States policy on foreign aid is to succeed. . Professor Eisler also discusses the differences between Soviet and Chinese economic developments and explains why the developing nations prefer the Chinese model. With Vukan Kuic, Lord Ritchie-Calder, and Rexford G. Tugwell.

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