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AID Flashcards

1
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Sweden’s ODA as % of GNI (2006)

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1.03%

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2
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USA’s ODA as $ (2006)

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$22.7bn

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3
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What is ODA

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aid given by OECD members (bilateral or multilateral)

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4
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X4 reasons for debt continuing?

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  • interest rates in developing countries
  • corruption
  • new loans w/ conditions
  • trade barriers
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5
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what % of Cameroon’s annual GDP goes into debt reduction?

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4.7%

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6
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Name a country which qualified for Debt Reduction

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Uganda and Ethiopia

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7
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Name a country which did NOT qualify for Debt Reduction

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Cameroon

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8
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examples of conditions which come w/ structural adjustment programmes

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  • introduce school fees
  • privatisation of companies
  • increases in agricultural exports
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9
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How many countries qualified for the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative

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38 of the LDCs

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10
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X2 conditions of the Debt Reduction under MPHC

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  • lack corruption

- money saved to go to poverty reduction

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11
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Example of campaign for debt reduction

A

Make Poverty History Campaign

2005

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12
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Who held the G8 Presidency during the MPHC

A

UK

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13
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How many countries had their loans cancelled under the MPHC

A

18 HIPCs

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14
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How much $$$ was cancelled of debt under the MPHC

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$40billion

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15
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How much does Africa still owe in terms of debt

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$300billion

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16
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A limitation of debt reduction in terms of the environment

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often includes shift to heavy cash crop production = environmental damage

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17
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Limitation of debt reduction in terms of trade

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doesn’t include trade renegotiations

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18
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limitation of debt reduction programmes legally

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no fair arbitration mechanisms for resolving debt

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19
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advantage to country receiving debt cancellation in terms of positive multiplier effect for the future

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increases FDI potential

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20
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Impact of debt cancellation in Uganda on water

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16% increase in those using safe water resource (1990-2004)

21
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years in Uganda between which there was a 16% increase in those using safe water?

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1990-2004

22
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% in Uganda still w/out safe water

A

40%

23
Q

consequence of debt reduction on Ugandan healthcare

A

abolished fees on basic healthcare

24
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decrease in undernourishment in Uganda (1990-2004)

A

5%

25
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What X2 factors has the decrease in undernourishment and abolition of basic healthcare fees contributed to in Uganda?

A

Improved workforce;

  • more attractive to investors
  • more productive
26
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What % of children were in education in Uganda in 2000?

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62%

27
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What % difference was there in enrolment in terms of gender in Uganda in 2000?

A

20%

28
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% of girls in education in Uganda by 2006

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92%

29
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% of boys in education in Uganda by 2006

A

94%

30
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difference % in girls and boys in education in Uganda 2006

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only 2%

31
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Consequence about primary schools due to debt reduction programmes in Uganda

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5million extra in school due to free primary schooling

32
Q

Income PPP for women in Uganda compared to men

A

still $500 lower

33
Q

What Dam was built in Ghana with aid grants from US, UK and World Bank?

A

Akosombo

34
Q

What did the Akosombo Dam generate that aided the manufacture of what product>

A

hydroelectricity

aluminium

35
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Why was aluminium manufacture important for Ghanian trade?

A

Aluminium is a manufactured product

Increased terms for trade since not a raw material

36
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What is a disadvantage with the HEP plant in Ghana?

A

US owned - profits from surplus sell of electricity repatriated

37
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What is an environmental problem with the Akasombo dam in Ghana?

A

decreased silt downstream = failing crop yield

encourages rural - urban migration

38
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In what year was 70% of Ghana’s debt written off?

A

2005

39
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How much of Ghana’s debt was written off in 2005

A

70%

40
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What was Ghana allowed to spent its savings from debt reduction on? What was it not allowed to spend on?

A

allowed to spend on education and healthcare

not allowed to spend on water

41
Q

% of average household income water purchasing takes up in Ghana due to privatisation

A

20%

42
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What Dam was built in Malaysia with British Overseas Aid?

A

Pergau

43
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When was the building of the Pergau dam announced?

A

1980s

44
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When was the giving of overseas tied aid banned?

A

2001

45
Q

What did Malaysia agree to in return for funding for Pergau dam?

A

£1billion of arms

46
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What environmental problem did the Pergau dam create?

A

flooding of huge amounts of farmland

= displacement

47
Q

Where did Action Aid (NGO) work in Uganda?

A

Barlonyo

48
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What did Action Aid in Uganda set up?

A

farming cooperatives

49
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What did Action Aid’s set up of cooperatives in Uganda reduce farmers being exploited from?

A

middle men

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