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Negatives of aid

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Countries become dependent on aid
Corruption - aid can be stolen
Tied aid - richer country can benefit mire
More spending on arms and weapons

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Ireland’s aid programme Bilateral aid - Ethiopia

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€26 mil in 2013
One of poorest countries in world
Irish Aid since 1994
Focuses on: Food security, Health, Education, HIV/AIDS, Governance

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Ireland’s aid programme - Bilateral aid to Ethiopia

Food security

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Work for food programme - exchange labour for food or wages, saves lives - 7 mil from starvation.
Supports work to provide sustainable food supply

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Ireland’s aid programme - Bilateral aid to Ethiopia

Health

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€16 mil on health centres, vaccinations, drugs, school supplies
Construction of water pipes and wells

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Ireland’s aid programme - Bilateral aid to Ethiopia

Education

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Support for 30,000 healthcare workers - education 9 assistance to ensure babies delivered safely

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Ireland’s aid programme - Bilateral aid to Ethiopia

HIV/AIDs

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Estimate 2 mil live with HIV/AIDS
1 mil children orphaned by it
14% Irish aid spent on work against it

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Ireland’s aid programme - Bilateral aid to Ethiopia

Governance

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6% Irish aid spent on governance issues

Reforming shstems, supporting human rights, tackling corruption

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Ireland’s aid programme - Multilateral aid

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To UN + EU each year
€95.4m to UN, €23m to EU in 2010
Many used in aid programmes

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Ireland’s aid programme - Emergency aid

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Philippines in 2010 - tents and blankets to 350,000 homeless people

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Ireland’s aid programme - Ireland’s NGOs

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Contribute to developing countries
Educate people to provide for own needs
Trócaire, Concern, Bóthar, Goal

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Positives of aid

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Vital in times of natural disaster.
Healthcare and education improve
Relationships and links can be forged
NGOs help up skill local people to help themselves.

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Factors affecting ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Climate
Rapid population growth
War
Expenditure on weapons

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Sudan’s problems

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Climate
Rapid population growth
War
Expenditure on arms

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Sudan’s problems - Climate

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North Sudan - desert, little vegetation
South Sudan - little rainfall
Difficult to grow crops & feed people
Drought + famine

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Sudan’s problems - Rapid population growth

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High birth rate
Population growing quickly
Only 46% women are literate. Most have at least 4 children

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Sudan’s problems - War

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Two ethnic groups, Arab Muslims in north, Christians in south.
Long civil war between two groups 1983-2002
Farming, health, education services distrupted

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Sudan’s problems - Expenditure on arms

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Lots of money on weapons spent

1993 gov spent 9 times more on army than on healthcare

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Economic inequality in EU

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Economic inequality present.
Core region (Manchester Milan axis) very wealthy.
Parts of periphery - poorer eg. southern Italy, north + west Ireland, Scotland.
Many new members - poorest countries. Economies have yet to catch up with Western Europe

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Economic inequality in Ireland

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Border Midland Western (BMW) region - poorer

Southern + Eastern - wealthier

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Why difference exists

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Population
Landscape and relief
Infrastructure
Economic activity

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Economic inequality: Ireland - South and East

Population

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High pop. density + immigration
3 mil. people
70% of pop.

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Economic inequality: Ireland - South and East

Landscape and relief

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Mainly lowland
mid climate
fertile soils

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Economic inequality: Ireland - South and East

Infrastructure

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Well-developed networks

Airports - Dublin, Shannon, Cork

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Economic inequality: Ireland - South and East

Economic activity

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95% in service industry
High income + standard of living
Variety of services
Attractive for industry

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Economic inequality: Ireland - BMW region

Population

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Low pop. density
High emigration
1 mil. people
30% of pop.

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Economic inequality: Ireland - BMW region

Landscape and relief

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Mountain regions
Blanket bogland
Heavily leached soils

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Economic inequality: Ireland - BMW region

Infrastructure

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Poor road network
One major airport - Knock
One motorway (Galway to Dublin)

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Economic inequality: Ireland - BMW region

Economic activity

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15% subsistence agriculture
Unproductive farms
Part-time farmers
Lack of services
Unattractive for industry
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Economic Inequality: Italy

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North of Italy - wealthy region

South of Italy (Mezzogiorno) - poor region

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Economic inequality: Italy - North of Italy

Population

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High population density in large urban centres eg. Milan, Turin, Genoa
High in-migration levels

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Economic inequality: Italy - North of Italy

Landscape and relief

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Low-lying land in northern plains
Very fertile soils
Fertile flood plains of River Po
Very profitable + productive cereal-farming industry

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Economic inequality: Italy - North of Italy

Infrastructure

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Good road networks
Excellent rail networks
Several major airports
Good access to markets

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Economic inequality: Italy - North of Italy

Economic activity

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Highly industrialised
Good supply of HEP (hydroelectric power)
Low unemployment in industrial triangle - Milam, Turin, Genoa
High living standard
Good supply of services
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Economic inequality: Italy - South of Italy (Mezzogiorno)

Population

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High out-migration levels
Young educated people leaving
Low population density
Ageing population

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Economic inequality: Italy - South of Italy (Mezzogiorno)

Landscape and relief

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85% mountainous (Apennines)
Poor soils (terra rossa)
Mediterranean climate
Summer drought

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Economic inequality: Italy - South of Italy (Mezzogiorno)

Infrastructure

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Poor infrastructure

Autostrada (motorway) built linking north to south

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Economic inequality: Italy - South of Italy (Mezzogiorno)

Economic activity

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High unemployment levels
Low living standard
Subsistence farming
Cash crops eg. citrus fruits
Industrial triangle - Hari, Brindisi, Taranto
Tourism
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Cassa per il Mezzogiorno

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Funding scheme (fund for the south)
Introduced in 1950s
Irrigation schemes
Autostrada roads built
New airports opened
State-owned companies told to invest
Industrial triangle developed
Recognised as disadvantaged region - receives EU funding
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Solutions to economic inequality

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Aid
Fair trade
Debt

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Solutions to economic inequality

Aid

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Much reach intended targets
Must be focused on education
Tied aid must cease as allows exploitation

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Solutions to economic inequality

Fair trade

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Must receive fair price for products
Exploitation must not be allowed
Abolish taxes on imported goods
Stop child labour, low wages, exploitation of workers

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Solutions to economic inequality

Debt

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Clear loans (developing world owed 500 billion dollars in 2005)
Some countries debt cancelled in 2005
Debt cancellation - positive results in 18 countries
Zambia used savings to invest in health, education, infrastructure

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