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There's a lot to be said for encouraging self sufficiency. See the damage done to African textile industries from a glut of charity clothing.
Of course, in an industrial age "encouraging self sufficiency" also means making competition, and a lot of dummies start talking about bootstraps instead of supporting education and investment.