HC Deb 14 May 1990 vol 172 c338W
59. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has sponsored any studies of the role of a social market economy in fostering economic development in the Third world.

Mrs. Chalker

My Department has sponsored a number of studies on the role of the market economy in fostering economic development in developing countries. We believe that it is only through sound market-oriented economic policies and encouragement of the private sector that these countries will achieve sustainable economic growth.