geographic question what are the economic and humanitarian impacts of bilateral/multilateral aid and...
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Geographic Question
What are the economic and humanitarian impacts of bilateral/multilateral aid and what are potential impacts of alternative forms of development?
World Bank’s Comparison of Aid Amounts to Income Growth
EconomyGDP per capita,
PPP ($)
Latin America and Caribbean
9,064
Chile
12,277
Mexico
11,317
Argentina
11,076
Venezuela, RB
9,888
Uruguay
9,277
Brazil
8,606
Ecuador
6,541
Peru
6,474
Colombia
6,314
Paraguay
3,905
Bolivia
3,623
African countries with highest GDP per capita
African countries w/ the lowest GDP per capita
GDP per capita
Congo, Dem. Rep. 264
Liberia 383
Burundi 410
Zimbabwe 538
Guinea-Bissau 569
GDP per capita
Gabon 12,742
Botswana 12,057
Equatorial
Guinea 11,999
Mauritius 10,155
SouthAfrica 8,477
Latin American Developing Nations
GDP
African Countrie
s of Concern
Dambisa Moyo on Aid
• Big Aid=source of continued poverty
•Economic Policies:
Micro investments
International bonds
Domestic bonds
Trade w/ other developing nations
Trade w/ African nations
Easy Remittances
Savings
GFCF per capita (World=100%)
0%
100%
200%
300%
400%
East Asiaand Pacif ic
Europe andCentral Asia
High-income LatinAmerica andCaribbean
Middle-Eastand North
Africa
South Asia Sub-SaharanAfrica
• Gross fixed capital formation: measure investment expenditures: purchases of equipment and construction services*Africa lags far behind low investment efforts from nationals and foreign investors, high investment prices. African countries w/ higher investment rates: Gabon, Botswana, and Equatorial Guinea.
PPP-based measures of gross fixed capital formation
Barriers to Inter-African Trade
Chinese Investments
Millennium Goal Cities in Africa
New Investors
Micro Finance
Oxfam, Development Gap, Friends of the Earth
1. Merge U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) w/ State Department free-standing U.S. Agency for International Cooperation
2. USAIC• DAA: Development Assistance Administration• Sublevel for private NGO work• Staff regional offices to support local
initiatives/priorities
3. Regional Office Responsibilities:• Invest in small producers• Support local aid organizations• Promote healthy families, education, environment• Keep DAA informed of local perspectives• Review all proposals of international aid packages for
their area
Water Data
Regular
Distortion: Access to Safe Water
Small-Scale/Crisis AidWater Filters Chennai Marina beach
Indonesian tsunami Dec. 2004
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