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Aid

In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. The type of aid given may be classified according to various factors, including its intended purpose, the terms or…

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to External links · 45
Aid → Aid Archived, Aid Guide Archived, Aid Projects, Archived, BoulderAidData, Brookings InstitutionCenter, Colorado, Cooperation OfficeOECD Development Co-operation, DAC, Debt, December, Development, Development Executive Group Resource, Directorate, Efforts, Europe's, European Network, Evaluate, February, Foreign Assistance Congressional Research
related to Arab countries as "New Donors" · 37
Aid → Africa, African, Afro-Arab, AFTAAAC, Arab, Arab Bank, Arab Countries, Arab Fund, Asian, Aswan Dam, BADEA, Cold War, Colombo Plan Of, DAC, Economic Development, Egypt, Eurocentrism, Hence, In, India
related to history · 29
Aid → Adjustment Program, After World War II, Alexios, American, An, Asia, Barry Eichengreen, Bradford De Long, Byzantine Greek, Byzantines, Byzantium, Christendom, Christians, Council, Economic, First Crusade, Greek Empire, History's Most Successful Structural, Holy Land, Komnenos
related to Definitions and purpose · 17
Aid → Carol Lancaster, Chenery, Chenerya, Development, Economic Co-operation, Foreign, Isse, NGO, ODA, Official Development Assistance, Organisation, Strout, Strout's Dual Gap Model, The, The Development Assistance Committee, UN Development Program, World Bank
related to Political bias · 17
Aid → Alesina, Dollar, Egypt, Faye, France, In, Israel, Japan, Niehaus, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, The, These, United Nations, US, USAID
related to Official development assistance · 16
Aid → Additionally, DAC, DAC's ODA, Development, Development Assistance Committee, Economic Co-operation, It, Loan, ODA, OECD, Official, Organisation, The DAC, The United Nations, This, World Bank
related to Promoting conflict · 15
Aid → Colombia Dube, Crost, Felter, Finally, For, In, Johnston, Moreover, Naidu, Nunn, Philippines, Qian, The, These, US
related to Other types · 14
Aid → Budget, Budget Support, Catholic Relief Services, Faith-based, Food, From, International, Private, Programme, Programme Aid, Project, Salvation Army, Sector-wide Approaches, SWAPs
related to Ulterior agendas · 12
Aid → During, European, In, International Monetary Fund, It, Marshall Plan, Perhaps, Some, Soviet Union, United States, Whether, World Bank
related to Ineffectiveness · 11
Aid → Although, Despite, He, In, Maternal, Millennium Development Goals, One, Peter Singer, Statistical, There, Under-five

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countries development foreign given assistance economic international donor country arab also recipient may world support often humanitarian official developing united

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Aidis aFirst Crusade0.90text
a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.The provision of emergency humanitarian aid consists of the provision of vital servicesinstance oftypically in response to humanitarian crises0.80text
the World Bankinstance ofhas been given a special role by the Geneva Conventions with respect to the visiting and monitoring of prisoners of war.Development aidDevelopment aid is given by governments th…0.80text
and by individuals through development charitiesinstance ofhas been given a special role by the Geneva Conventions with respect to the visiting and monitoring of prisoners of war.Development aidDevelopment aid is given by governments th…0.80text
the World Bankinstance ofDevelopment aidDevelopment aid is given by governments through individual countries' international aid agencies and through multilateral institutions0.80text
and by individuals through development charitiesinstance ofDevelopment aidDevelopment aid is given by governments through individual countries' international aid agencies and through multilateral institutions0.80text
foreign direct investmentsinstance ofThese include market-based flows0.80text
portfolio investmentsinstance ofThese include market-based flows0.80text
remittances from migrant workers to their families in their home countriesinstance ofThese include market-based flows0.80text
and military aidinstance ofThese include market-based flows0.80text
Sub-Saharan Africa will continue to cause millions of fatalities.Distorting incentivesThe economist William Easterlyinstance ofpandemics such as HIV and AIDS that cause traumatic casualties within regions0.80text
others have argued that aid can often distort incentives in poor countries in various harmful waysinstance ofpandemics such as HIV and AIDS that cause traumatic casualties within regions0.80text

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