Aid

Question 0

What is aid?

Answer 0

The financial, technical, economic or military assistance give to developing countries that often results in a flow of money, from developed countries

Question 1

Where does aid come from?

Answer 1

Voluntary aid from charities and NGOs

Official Development Assistance (ODA) from national governments

Question 2

What is tied aid?

Answer 2

This is conditional aid which is only given if the recipient country abides by certain conditions e.g. Purchasing goods from the donor country or building a bridge with the money give.

Question 3

What are the disadvantages of tied aid?

Answer 3

Allows donor countries to impose their own political doctrine on the receiving country

Question 4

What are the advantages of emergency food aid?

Answer 4

Save lives and is a quick form of aid

Question 5

What are the disadvantages of emergency food aid?

Answer 5

Mostly channelled through the World Food Programme - a form of tied aid.
Food is not bought in the donor countries or neighbouring countries - over 90% of the food aid given by the U.S. is in the form of tied aid

Question 6

Why do many countries give aid (apart from to provide emergency relief)?

Answer 6

To promote its own political and strategic interests

E.g. Largest recipients of US aid were Israel and Egypt (25% combined)

Question 7

Bilateral aid

Answer 7

Where one country helps another

Question 8

Multilateral aid

Answer 8

Where several countries help another