Far from the West having caused the poverty in the Third World, contact with the West has been the principal agent of material progress there. Peter Thomas Bauer More Quotes by Peter Thomas Bauer More Quotes From Peter Thomas Bauer Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries subsidize the rich in poor countries. Peter Thomas Bauer rich-countries challenges country The suspicion and antagonism of academics, clerics and intellectuals towards the market... go hand in hand with their disdain for the preference and habits of ordinary people. Peter Thomas Bauer ordinary hands people For every new mouth to feed, there are two hands to produce. Peter Thomas Bauer mouths two hands