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:* This may happen with the country's own wealth, in which case it is sometimes argued that this is a more important issue than foreign aid levels.  
:* This may happen with the country's own wealth, in which case it is sometimes argued that this is a more important issue than foreign aid levels.  
:* Aid money itself may also be subject to theft in this way. However, when the aid is given in the form of goods and services (such as {{WP p|mosquito net|mosquito nets}} this is obviously impossible, or at least much more difficult.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2007/lecture4.shtml Reith Lectures 2007 - Lecture 4: Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet] - transcript, ''BBC Radio 4''. Note the exchange between Karl Ziegler (emphasizing the importance of flight capital as the key issue, rather than aid) and Jeffrey Sachs (arguing that flight capital does not negate the need for aid or the effective of aid).</ref>
:* Aid money itself may also be subject to theft in this way. However, when the aid is given in the form of goods and services (such as {{WP p|mosquito net|mosquito nets}} this is obviously impossible, or at least much more difficult.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2007/lecture4.shtml Reith Lectures 2007 - Lecture 4: Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet] - transcript, ''BBC Radio 4''. Note the exchange between Karl Ziegler (emphasizing the importance of flight capital as the key issue, rather than aid) and Jeffrey Sachs (arguing that flight capital does not negate the need for aid or the effective of aid).</ref>
Jeffrey Sachs characterized some criticisms of foreign aid, and refuted it, saying:
:<tt>there seems to be a pervasive misunderstanding, and that is that we're already doing so much, but we're not doing what they want. And this is absolutely not the case, we're doing so little, and also not what they want. That's the point.<ref name="SOLIDARITY">/</tt>


==Notes==
==Notes==

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Successful example of foreign aid

W has argued that "Virtually every country has needed a helping hand at some point. It's a rule of life."[1] Cases which have been claimed as successful examples of foreign aid include:

  • India's W depended on international aid in its early years.[1]
  • Malawi, in 2007, has started a program to guarantee vital inputs for the poorest farmers.[2] "Food yields have soared, in a neighborhood of acute food shortages" says Sachs.[1]

Criticisms of foreign aid

  • This may happen with the country's own wealth, in which case it is sometimes argued that this is a more important issue than foreign aid levels.
  • Aid money itself may also be subject to theft in this way. However, when the aid is given in the form of goods and services (such as W this is obviously impossible, or at least much more difficult.[3]

Jeffrey Sachs characterized some criticisms of foreign aid, and refuted it, saying:

there seems to be a pervasive misunderstanding, and that is that we're already doing so much, but we're not doing what they want. And this is absolutely not the case, we're doing so little, and also not what they want. That's the point.<ref name="SOLIDARITY">/

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reith Lectures 2007 - Lecture 4: Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet - BBC Radio 4.
  2. Reith Lectures 2007 - Lecture 4: Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet - transcript, BBC Radio 4. Based on earlier comments in the lecture, "vital inputs" refers to "high-yield seeds, fertilizers, and small-scale water management techniques".
  3. Reith Lectures 2007 - Lecture 4: Economic Solidarity for a Crowded Planet - transcript, BBC Radio 4. Note the exchange between Karl Ziegler (emphasizing the importance of flight capital as the key issue, rather than aid) and Jeffrey Sachs (arguing that flight capital does not negate the need for aid or the effective of aid).

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