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bilateral aid |
financial assistance that is given directly from one government to another |
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multilateral aid |
financial assistance that is given by governments through international development banks or organisations like the IMF |
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tied aid |
goods and services for specific purposes like buildings and education, which may be provided by the donor country or from companies within the donor country |
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untied aid |
donated by governments and NGOs to the recipient government who may spend it on goods and services from any country or organisation as they see fit |
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food aid |
provision of emergency food supplies in the event o a natural disaster, famine or war |
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technical assistance |
sometimes the government or NGOs provide people who are experts in their fields to work in developing countries to educate and assist people in those countries to develop programs and run services on their own |
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emergency aid |
provision of basic needs for survival including clothing, shelter, food, medicine and medical services after a natural disaster or during war. |
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governance |
the art of leading, management and decision-making in a country for the common good |
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GNI (gross national income) |
calculated as the total value of goods and services produced within a country over a year plus income from other countries minus payments made to other countries |
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G8 |
The group of 8 countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK and US that represents 65% of the worlds economy |
