The Issues With Aid

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Although aid is usually helpful to a country in need, the type of aid can affect a country's recovery. What are the arguments for and against different forms of aid?

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• International aid provision is a source of much debate.
• Many argue that less economically developed countries should be independent of more economically developed countries.
• Arguments for aid: it saves lives in the aftermath of disasters and it can force long-term progress, e.g. Afghanistan is provided with conditions to improve female education.
• Arguments against aid: it can be misused and misdirected and conditional aid is sometimes political and unethical.