text: put into place the right mechanisms to ensure that aid is properly utilized for the benefit of the population fer which it is destined. In recoqnizinq a country's needs for aid, one should take into consideration its past history of aid implementation. A country that has judiciouslv utilized aid should not be penalized for its success. Rather, it should be encouraqed on 1t.he path of economic success by beinq provided with the riqht amount of aid needed to oonsol idate its past achievements and sustain its d:!velopment. The same principle should apply in the context of debt-forq ivinq, which, after all, is another form of aid. It is ironical that countries that have conscientiously made use of aid and consequently experienced economic qrowth are shown no concessions in alleviatinq their debt burdens. It is worthwhile at this juncture to make an inventory of the rules and c:riteria qoverninq the qrantinq of aid by particular countries or orqanizations to the beneficiary countries or regions. The criteria and motives ranqe from historical, geoqraphical, military, trade and economic: considerations, dependinq on the donor's political, historical, qeoqraphical or economic association with the recipient country or region. Consequently, we have found that certain developinq countries have been able to capitalize on positive associations with the donor countries. Others have been denied access to aid that, nevertheless, from a develoPment viewPOint, miqht have been more warranted. JB/8 A/S-18/PV.B 33 (Mrs. de St. Jorre,·Seychelles) Clearly, the rules ought to change. There must be some universally accepted formulae that would ensure the distribution of aid with emphasis not only on merit, but also on Proper utilization. Arbitrary categorization of tarqet or aid-concentration countries is a luxury those excluded cannot afford. It so happens that when a particular country has been ~esignated an aid-concentration 
analysis: The text discusses the distribution of aid and its utilization in developing countries. It highlights the importance of considering a country's past history of aid implementation and its economic success when providing aid. The text also touches on the issue of debt-for-aid and the need for universally accepted criteria for aid distribution. These themes suggest that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and international aid.