International Aid Allocation : The Path For Global Success

It is crazy to hear that the top richest people in this world have the same wealth as the poorest 3 billion people in this world. Even though rich countries are giving aid to poor countries, the huge gap difference between their wealth is due to large corporations form rich countries taking more money from poor countries, and this really explains a lot why poor country never have the chance to actually thrive. The thought that poor people should be able to come up from where they came from, which is a thought in many people's minds, especially those who have money, isn't all that simple.

The United States of America gives billions of dollars in financial aid each year to help support a myriad of different countries to include Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and multiple African nations. It is morally and ethically correct to help countries in times of true emergency, but how much help is considered too much? Are we as a nation hindering our own growth and future preservation by contributing to this worldwide aid? The answer is very clear when put into perspective.

The arguments on aid have been seen largely from two perspectives: idealistic and realistic points of view. The idealist arguments are normative, with no real possibilities of assessing their validity. In contrast, evidence can be gathered to test the economic consequences of aid although different interpretations of the evidence are always possible and disagreements over the conclusiveness of the test are

   Many critics of America's policies on foreign aid claim foreign countries have used America to build themselves up to a position of self-reliance, then refused to make promised or implied concessions to the US, when they no longer see the need to cater to American interests any longer.  The aid is justified partly by a sense of charity and responsibility towards the world, but there were also political

After giving it some thought, I believe that there is not a way that aid can be given without disturbing the local economies, institutions, and natural resources of receiving countries. I think the purpose of aid is to disturb the status quo and push for it to be better than it currently is. Some of the ways that aid can be given without making too large of a disturbance would be through microfinancing. Microfinancing is where a small loan ($25 - $100), which is repaid at a later date, is made available to individuals who are attempting to provide for themselves. Organizations such as Kiva provide microfinancing options for individuals to buy something as simple as a cow so that the products from the cow are then a source of income for that individual. Another way to provide aid is through agriculture development, where volunteers teach individuals farming techniques to receive a better yield.

Not only do they believe that the U.S. should continue to provide foreign aid, but they claim that the current funding level is insufficient and should rise. Calling for an increase in aid begins with the idea that American self-interests are best served by a secure (and grateful) world. Patrick Marshall, who holds a master’s degree in international studies from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, states “Advocates of a robust aid program…say it is vital in protecting U.S. security interests, spreading democracy, and promoting U.S. exports” (Marshall, 313). For example, stabilizing other nations mitigates the threat of global terrorism.

Prior to doing the readings for this week, I did not know very much at all about foreign developmental aid. I only ever figured that foreign developmental aid was money that we provided to developing nations to help soothe poverty. After reading these articles, however, I now know that the intended goal of developmental aid is to alleviate poverty in the long-term, rather than as a short-term response. I also saw developmental aid as purely humanitarian, and never paused to consider that consequences of such aid, nor the possibility of the aid failing.

of aid each nation needed and how much of it the United States could provide. These developed

When addressing the issue on whether or not foreign aid can reduce poverty, I would say yes, foreign aid can have positive implications on reducing poverty levels. Foreign aid has the potential to bring substantial relief to countries who are impoverished. The yes argument references the World Health Organization and Rotary; the two are impactful organizations provide aid for countries in poverty. I have first-hand experience with Rotary and their efforts to help foreign countries. Currently, I am partnered with them as a leader on an annual conference they hold for high school students. In our meetings, we discuss the different ways to make an impact and how Rotary International is always involved in solving a problem that includes poverty.

Foreign aid is given to selected developing countries, and is necessary in order to protect the people and build a stable society. Australia is part of the worldwide foreign aid commitment and plans to give $3.9 billion over 2017 and 2018. Australians believe everyone should live with basic human rights which is why we give aid, and help countries by contributing money, food and resources. The main types of aid are humanitarian aid, which is disaster/emergency relief and development aid, which is a long-term commitment between nations. Australian aid is mainly focused on development aid, and helps nations worldwide. Interestingly, 90% of Australia’s foreign aid goes to Asia-Pacific countries such as Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. This gives Australia a stronger relationship with regional nations, providing the country with a strong relation, trading partner and partner in defence. Aid is a polarizing issue that divides the nation due to the two differing views on Australia giving aid, should the country give foreign aid or not? A strong foreign aid program is vital for Australia to build successful relations and regional security.

"A Better Approach to Foreign Aid." Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Gale, July 2008, ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Journals&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&uAccessed 8 Mar. 2017.

The problem of poverty has always plagued the world, including developed countries, such as America. It is one of the main reasons that less developed countries have difficulty developing at the pace of other countries. Many different actions can cause poverty. Most people have different opinions on why poverty still exists. “Nearly equal portions of the public in advanced, emerging, and developing countries, cite the gap between the rich and the poor as a very big problem. And notably, it is the leading economic concern in the eyes of people in major economies such as China and Germany, at 42 and 39 percent, respectively, according to the new Pew Research survey. A global median of 29 percent say their government’s actions are to blame for inequality, making it the leading cause cited. People in advanced economies, in particular, believe that their governments are responsible for the rich getting richer and equally culpable for the poor becoming relatively poorer. A median of 32 percent in those nations blame government, three times the percentage that cite the failings of their educational system and double the share who blame their tax system” (Stokes). Some people that are wealthy are also greedy. Although they control a large amount of wealth, they are unwilling to share it. Although it should not be the responsibility of wealthy people to support people in poverty, it would be helpful to the advancement of society. Another contributing reason that poverty exists is

Scholars on the other side of the argument, who believe current methods of foreign aid are still

Development assistance committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic development Co operations and Development defines foreign aid or also know as foreign assistance as financial assistance, technical assistance and material assistance which are intended to stimulate economic development and welfare as their key objective but with exclusion of aid given to military and to other non development activities. From historical point, many aids have been provided as bilateral aid where resources are mobilized from one country to another country directly also as multilateral assistance where resources are mobilized from many donors, which may consists different countries and directed to intended countries. The whole process of resource mobilization

In the denotation of foreign aid takes many definitions in different literature, but as Tarp provided it is government transfers from donor countries to under developed or poor countries. That is intended for promoting development and reducing poverty, although there may be other aims of giving aid. As there are major trend of foreign aid and most reasonable issues that foreign aid fluctuated in different years, therefore the paper will look back the trend of foreign aid and it’s changes in globally that has started from 1940s one of the major trend of foreign aid that happened in the world was European recovery programs known as marshal plan which its main aim was assistance from United states of America to recover Europe.