Development Assistance (Junior Cert Geography): Flashcards
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Definition of aid
Definition of aid
Assistance given by countries/orgs to support development or crisis relief
Emergency aid
Emergency aid
Crisis aid: food, medicine, essentials during disasters
Developmental aid
Developmental aid
Long-term aid for infrastructure, healthcare, education
Tied aid
Tied aid
Aid with conditions (e.g., recipient must buy from donor)
Bilateral aid
Bilateral aid
Direct government-to-government aid
Multilateral aid
Multilateral aid
Govt aid through intl orgs (e.g. UN) then distributed
% of corrupt aid reaching recipients
% of corrupt aid reaching recipients
20%
Fairtrade ensures
Fairtrade ensures
Fair prices for farmers in developing countries
Aid benefit: Poverty reduction
Aid benefit: Poverty reduction
Provides crisis relief & funds healthcare/education
Aid drawback: Dependency
Aid drawback: Dependency
Can prevent countries developing own economies