UN General Assembly
1962

179. I would like to conclude my remarks on the subject of decolonization with a note of warning. Colonialism is dying, but there is a danger that it is reemerging in new forms. The United Nations must not ignore the very real threat to the process of successful nation-building inherent in what has now been termed "neo-colonialism". The economic dependency of many newly re-emerged nations upon those highly developed countries which once ruled them politically can make a mockery of decolonization. For in some of these countries political power is, in fact, allowed to remain in the hands of puppet regimes, instead of where it belongs, in the hands of the true representatives of the people. True political independence is rarely possible without economic independence. We should perhaps bear the relevance of this fact in mind as we come to consider the second great cause of tension in the world: the gap between the rich and poor nations.