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Aid. IB SL. Politics Of Aid. Many people often ask why we don't simply give these poor countries more money in aid payments. The reality is not as simple. Firstly, it is difficult to make sure that the money is going to the needy not the corrupt.

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  1. Aid IB SL

  2. Politics Of Aid • Many people often ask why we don't simply give these poor countries more money in aid payments. • The reality is not as simple. • Firstly, it is difficult to make sure that the money is going to the needy not the corrupt. • Alternatively, if we were to provide food aid, we may jeopardise local market stalls and farmers who have to sell their food.

  3. 3 Types Of Aid • A country can give directly to another (Bilateral Aid). • International organisations like the World Bank give to several countries (Multi-Lateral Aid). • Non-Governmental Organisations(NGO’s) = Charities. These try to direct the money generated by charity at the needs of the poor, local communities or environment.

  4. Bilateral Aid

  5. Multi-Lateral Aid

  6. Non-Governmental

  7. Appropriate Technology • Appropriate technology refers to the industries that have grown up (or are being encouraged) in developing world countries where local people use local materials and skills to make a product for local people. • Examples include making roof tiles, cooking stoves and pots and, batik clothing. • On occasion, the success of this local small-scale industry can be such that it is expanded and uses new machinery and technology. • This is called intermediate technology.

  8. Advantages • The advantages of these two are that it is the local people who are making the decisions, benefiting from employment, purchasing cheap products that they actually need, they are using local resources and skills. • If the machinery or tools of production break down they will be able to fix it. • In addition, it is unlikely that they will have accrued much - if any - debt.

  9. Fair Trade • Over the past few years several trading partnerships have been established which promote fair trade with less developed countries. • The "Fair Trade" organisation imports chocolate, tea, coffee, and gives the farmers/workers a much fairer price for their product. • This is often more than double what they used to receive. • In other instances, shops have developed unique relationships with villages in the less developed world selling local arts and crafts to a Western market and encouraging the development of appropriate and intermediate technology.

  10. Look at the W/S... • Match the series of statements to either Short Term or Long Term Aid. • Create a table of advantages and disadvantages of Aid.

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