In this short pamphlet for the United Nations Association, Strange briefly traces out the history of 'point four' developmental aid within the United Nations. This leads her to outline the gap between rich and poor in the emerging global system, and to examine the link between the programme to alleviate this gap and American foreign policy. Firmly favouring multilateral control of developmental aid (either by the UN or another international organisation), Strange was already aware of the possibility of America building an economic empire in the cold war world.