3.3 - Why Is Development Aid Controversial

Question 1

Aid & HR

Answer 1

Can be used direvtly and indirectly to imporve human rights
Improve QoL and provide rights that are in the universal declaration of human rights
Bilateral aid can pressure government into prioritising human rights
Eradication of small pox by WHO

Question 2

Why Is Aid Contested?

Answer 2

May encourage corrutpino and could be propping up authoritarian regimes
Aid could benefit upper class and then only trickle down
Much of aid ends up back with donor countries

Question 3

Malawi

Answer 3

Low economic development
71% of government budget comes from multilateral aid
17m still in need of aid
Country is becoming increasingly democratic
Cash gate scandal - accounts assistant found with 300k
Britiain and Norway froze aid
IMF delayed payments

Question 4

Negative Consequences Of Continued Aid

Answer 4

More scandals like Cashgate Scandal may appear as other countries get away with it
The country has lost $723 million dollars to fraud and corrutipon
The country will become even more dependant aid

Question 5

Positive Consequences Of Continued Aid

Answer 5

More money invested in healthcare if managed and distributed properly (rn 81% of population aids)
Democratic growth throughout the support of financial aid which will further divide teh powers of government
There will be more investment in services etc. which will prevent corruption

Question 6

Why Is Aid Contested?

Answer 6

Move towards Western countries
It prolongs western influence over developing countries rather than ecnouraging grass roots development.

Question 7

Solution?

Answer 7

Monitored Aid

Question 8

Why