He then became the overseas development minister before gaining a cabinet seat in 1989 as environment secretary.
The US is the world's largest provider of humanitarian aid, according to the London-based Overseas Development Institute.
In setting out cuts of public spending, the government has said it would protect the NHS and the Overseas Development Agency.
BBC: Budget: UK faces worst cuts since World War II says IFS
Development Secretary Justine Greening said this was the "wrong way" but there would be more focus on UK business involvement in overseas development.
The UK government is increasing the overall overseas development budget to meet a longstanding international commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on aid.
"We will not only raise significantly the amounts of our own overseas development aid but also raise its share in national income, " Mr Brown told parliament.
Cafod, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church, said: "it cannot make sense to weaken the fight against financial crime by absorbing fraud investigation in the National Crime Agency, where it will inevitably be treated as that Agency's lower priority".
The Budget proposal also strengthens our overseas diplomatic capabilities and development efforts, advances our political and economic interests abroad, and improves the lives of people around the world.
The principal activities being moved overseas are IT services, software development, call centers and back-office work.
In March 2011, the coalition announced a shake-up of overseas aid with ending of direct development aid to 16 countries and funds being "tightly focused" on those most in need.
The move coincides with a re-branding of the overseas aid committee, now called International Development.
The Japanese government had less direct control over its corporations, but its officials co-ordinated their domestic development before earmarking sectors for overseas expansion.
By contrast, Dell competitors Apple and Hewlett-Packard have long concentrated spending heavily on design and new product development, while relying on overseas contract manufacturers to build their machines.
The Bulls even boast a Jeremy Lin-like character in Lucas, who spent most of his seven-year career overseas and in the NBA's Development League before earning a few starts this year thanks to Rose's injuries.
Overseas acquisitions of famous companies like Volvo will hasten this development.
On this development, Panasonic holds 18 domestic patents and 11 overseas patents, including pending applications.
The company uses a nonprofit organization, Citizens Development Corps in Washington, to connect it with the overseas groups.
In 1998, looking to turn itself into a global firm, Razorfish, based in Manhattan, quickly established an overseas presence ( see story )--six foreign offices--by acquiring web development shops in Britain and Sweden.
Its career development team has tripled in size to allow it to focus on linking up with more overseas employers, and that new staff is spending more and more time on the road forging those new relationships in person.
The Commons International Development Committee said dependable tax revenues were a far better route out of poverty than reliance on overseas aid.
This may ease the effect of the moratorium, which the National Development and Planning Agency estimates will see the loss of 90, 000 to 120, 000 overseas jobs in 2011.
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