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Title: Aid as a relation to development in aid recipient countries
Authors: Farrugia, Jana (2006)
Keywords: Developing countries
Economic development
Developing countries -- Economic conditions
Economic assistance
International economic relations
Issue Date: 2006
Citation: Farrugia, J. (2006). Aid as a relation to development in aid recipient countries (Bachelor’s dissertation).
Abstract: Development has become a crucial issue in today's world. Countries want to know who is growing, and why this is happening or in some cases why it is not. In particular those countries that seem not to have experienced much development over the past half century are an enigma that baffles many economists. This issue has gripped the world and become not only an economic concern but a mainstream one too. This is even more so when one considers the large amounts of money that governments and institutions pump into developing countries. This thesis takes a deeper look into development as is encompassed in the Human Development Index and questions whether this is being affected by the Aid countries are receiving. The general findings, although interesting, fail to find a consistent relationship between Aid and development. The novel approach taken by this thesis does highlight a couple of interesting points pertaining to development and Aid. The main finding is the volatility of Aid that has raised concerns that the motives behind aid giving may not be suited to the stated aim of bettering the situation in the recipients' homeland. This dissertation concludes that more in depth investigations should be directed towards the sources of Aid and the motivation behind them rather than the recipient end. It also recommends a shift from a Macro approach to examining development and Aid to a Cost-Benefit approach, which although time consuming is in a better position to yield results.
Description: B.COM.(HONS)ECONOMICS
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/83787
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