Development, Aid

Aid...

Aid
- The transfer of money, goods and expertise from one country to another either free or at a low cost
Charitable aid
- Help given free by charities such as Oxfam
Long-term aid
- Help with the aim of development in the future
Short-term aid
- Help given during or shortly after a natural disaster, such as food or medicine
Tied aid
- The country recieving the aid has to use the money given to buy goods and services from the country supplying aid
Political aid
- Government help usually given in the form of services or goods

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Two-sided aid
Usually arranged beween governments, which makes it political aid
Its often paid in goods rather than money, so that the aid is TIED to what ever the donor country gives
Advantage:
- Provides major projects, e.g Dams and power station
Disadvantage
- little value to most ordinary people

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Mainly charities such as Oxfam
Depend on donations
The aid isnt usually tied
Advantages
- More likely to target local needs and local people
- Runs community based projects
Disadvantages
- They sometimes have to spend a lot of money on relief aid

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