Economic Development · Global Markets

The Role of Foreign Aid

Assessing the impact of bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian aid on long term growth.

Key Questions

  1. 1What incentives are created by tied aid for the donor country?
  2. 2How does aid create a trade-off between immediate relief and long term dependency?
  3. 3Who benefits most when aid is directed toward infrastructure rather than direct transfers?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Economics - Economic DevelopmentA-Level: Economics - International Aid
Year: Year 13
Subject: Economics
Unit: Economic Development
Period: Global Markets

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