Posted by i dont know how to on Friday, November 19, 2010 at 2:25pm.
One reason was idealistic; the communist philosophy appealed to some nations that had been ruled with no regard for workers and their rights.
A more important reason, though, was economic. The USSR and the US often vied to see which one could offer the most to these emerging nations.
This article reports a fairly typical situation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan_Dam#Aswan_High_Dam_Politics_and_Funding
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