Development aid

“We live in a dangerous world and a world of opportunity. Increasing our diplomatic and development resources is absolutely critical and money well spent to deal with the dangers and seize the opportunities” - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell. The U.S using its foreign aid budget to help 3rd world countries into flourishing. An increase in America’s budget towards aiding foreign is beneficial because in past events ignoring countries pleas is shown to be ineffective and by aiding them helps spread democracy. The United States has had history with not aiding foreign countries which resulted to be ineffective and killed millions. In Scott Baldauf article “Why the U.S didn’t intervene in the Rwandan genocide” he states, “ During WW2 ,…

donate foreign aid to other countries this has been done for a long, long time in which a group of people as in a country will donate money or supplies to benefit the other for the gain of moral values as well as improved relations with the country . The foreign aid is a controversial subject for the world and is divided into multiple lenses for many people view the problem in a social, economic,…

distribution of foreign aid is often based on good will nature desires to see growth and development in developing nations. Specifically, its focus is for the promotion of economic, social and governance development. The good intentions of foreign aid are sometimes misperceived, because of either different actors having different understandings to the reasons behind the distribution of the foreign aid. The second misperception originates from how the designed goal of the foreign aid sometimes…

In a chapter of his book entitled How the Aid Industry Works, Arjan de Haan presents four main challenges facing the aid industry as a whole in the twenty-first century. First, he argues that the number of relevant actors has increased, posing challenges of coordination and increasing the potential for conflicting approaches. He provides the following example to back up this claim: “the focus of China’s aid on infrastructure is generally regarded as very welcome, because this has been an area…

is rooted in the interplay of state formation and empire building that the US underwent, following its independence, as it expanded westwards; US led state formation and attempts at democracy building can therefore be understood as a continuation of American imperial goals. Outline In this paper, we will explore the connection between the roles that the US attempts to plays internationally, developing democratic institutions and stimulating economic development, and the historic development of…

Foreign aid is a very important part of decreasing poverty and creating a more peaceful environment for everyone around the world. One of the largest impediments to peace and prosperity is internal conflict. Foreign aid can be used to help prevent civil wars, mitigate its effects, and recover from its destruction. Which of these options is most effective in its objective? From researching each perspective, it is evident that preventing and recovering from civil war through the application of…

article ‘Time to Call the Bluff’ highlight similar barriers to effective development programs. Augustin challenges imperialism in international aid, particularly concerning prostitution. Her work discusses Western aid workers’ desire to impose their own morals and control those that they help, for example, determining what aid is received (Augustin, 2007). Edstrom notes similar issues within HIV/AIDS interventions: Westerners giving aid suited to their own culturally-specific morality, hindering…

celebrity humanitarian. Having over 56 Top 40 singles and 27 multi-platinum albums on the American and British charts over his 40-year career, he has also created the Elton John AIDS Foundation, a well-respected and highly-rated organization that works to prevent the spread of AIDS and for the caring of AIDS patients (Anon. 2013). Since its creation in 1992, with Elton John leading the fundraising effort through personal donations, celebrity dinners, and merchandise sale, the Foundation has…

The variety of issues that the United States has faced over the last two decades forced the country to focus on its own economic recovery. The United States saw a significant economic turnaround after shifting its focus from “global policeman” to domestic issues. During this period, the United States retook its position as the preeminent world power, recapturing the highest GDP and balancing the national deficit. While the United States scaled back its foreign assistance, states began to fail,…

Help or Hurt? Humanitarian Aid For over a century, the humanitarianism has represented compassion, courage, goodness, and heroism. It remains so in many ways today. Most of us feel compelled to donate or volunteer when we see images of a starving child, a displaced refugee, or when we hear news about a war-torn or natural disaster affected regions. It is heartwarming to know that there are so many organizations and individuals who so selflessly and courageously rush to help those in need. One of…