ABSTRACT During the 1950s and 60s, Lester Pearson came to see international assistance as central to Canada's constructive international engagement. Yet how Canada's greatest diplomat became a key architect of, and advocate for, international assistance remains relatively unexplored. This paper aims to chart the evolution of Pearson's thinking regarding international assistance, in a presentation organized chronologically around the major chapters of Pearson's career. It enhances the narrative of a storied political career, consolidates Pearson's thinking on a critical issue and provides historical insight relevant to contemporary official development assistance policy-making.

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Lester B Pearson 的发展之路

摘要 在 1950 年代和 60 年代，Lester Pearson 开始将国际援助视为加拿大建设性国际参与的核心。然而，加拿大最伟大的外交官如何成为国际援助的主要设计者和倡导者，仍然相对未探索。本文旨在通过围绕 Pearson 职业生涯的主要章节按时间顺序组织的演示，描绘 Pearson 在国际援助方面的思想演变。它增强了对传奇政治生涯的叙述，巩固了皮尔逊对关键问题的思考，并提供了与当代官方发展援助决策相关的历史洞察力。