10.5.3

Criticisms

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Criticisms of Development Aid

There are criticisms that monetary aid isn't as good as donating skills training, and concerns over the size of the aid budget in some countries.

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Monetary aid

  • Aid in the form of capital grants and loans is seen to be inappropriate by some – is it better to donate technical assistance and skills training?
  • In some countries there are concerns about the size of the aid budget.
    • The current aid budget in the UK is over £12 billion and this figure is criticised for being either too much or too little.
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Distribution of aid

  • There are concerns about the distribution of aid.
    • E.g. should India receive a large amount of the UK’s aid when it is an emerging economy?
  • Another concern is that too much aid money is being syphoned into the pockets of corrupt officials in receiver countries.
  • Development aid is thought to encourage aid dependency rather than economic progress.

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