Aid

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Aid

• (3rd way for a country to try to develop)

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Aid The giving of money, resources or
expertise by a country or organisation to another
country
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Types of Aid

1. Bilateral Aid - aid given by from donor
   government to recipient country.
2. Multilateral Aid - aid given by international
   organisation e.g. The World Bank, United Nations
   to a country that needs it.
3. Voluntary Aid (charity) - aid given by
   non-governmental organisations (NGOs) e.g Oxfam,
   Comic Relief.
4. Tied Aid aid given by donor country that
   requires the country receiving it to buy or use
   goods /services from the donor country.

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Types of Aid

• Aid can also be described as
• Short-term (emergency) Aid given to respond to
  a particular immediate need.
• Long-term (sustainable) Aid aid that usually
  takes years before it is of full benefit to the
  donor country. It often aims to help people in
  LEDCs to support themselves in the future.

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Which type of aid is it?

1. A London bank provides a loan for the Brazilian
   Government to set up a car assembly plant. The
   money is to be repaid over ten years
2. The world Bank provides half the money top pay
   for the building of a hydroelectric dam in India
3. Britain lends money to Uganda for the purchase of
   British trucks
4. Save the Children runs an emergency vaccination
   programme to combat yellow fever in Burkina Faso
5. The European Union sends wheat to supplement
   dwindling grain stocks in Sudan after a poor
   harvest
6. The British government sends personal to help set
   up a military training school in Zaire

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Aid problems what is your solution?
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• Make a list of the benefits and problems of aid

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Benefit of aid to LEDCs Problems of aid
Can save lives e.g. prevent starvation Can improve quality of life If used well and in a sustainable way it can help a country develop Aid rarely reaches the poorest people Often misused by corrupt officials in the country A lot of aid is in the form of loans adding to debt Aid is often tied, i.e. have to buy British trucks Aid can undermine local producers Country can become dependant on aid (handouts rather than building up country)
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Exam practice

• What is the meaning of the term aid? 2
• What are the 4 main types of aid? 4
• What are the main differences of aid given by
  Oxfam and Governments? 4
• Fully explain 2 benefits 2 problems of
  receiving aid for LEDCs 12