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English Essay Plan for Foreign Aid
Hello, I'm writing a essay on the benefits and cost of foreign aid. This is my essay plan which in due in a few days, Please review and give me notes on what is good/bad. Many Thanks in advance.
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Benefits and Costs of Foreign Aid
Introduction:
Foreign aid is a hundred billion dollar international business, yet does foreign aid really increased economic growth or stunted it? Foreign aid has been controversial from the beginning. Introduced in the 1950’s to help bridge the gap in resources between rich and poor countries, foreign aid has become a vital source of income for developing countries. Although, has this aid support just pushed these developing nations further into debt or does it stimulate economic growth to help reduce the debt these nations have? There are many economists that argue that foreign aid does achieve its goals of helping provide access to modern technology, close the foreign exchange gap and allow more convenient and easier access to world markets. There are many benefits and also many costs associated with wealthy nations providing foreign aid, but do these benefits help these developing nations, or do the costs for both nations involved outweigh the benefits? With many decades of use, and many developing countries becoming developed nations, there is plenty of knowledge and research to show the effect that foreign aid has on developing countries.
Part A: The Purpose Of Foreign Aid, A Brief History. (Lancaster, 2007)
Part B: Benefits Of Foreign Aid
About this topic.
There are many benefits for both donor countries and receivers in terms of economic growth and political controls.
Political benefits for both donor countries and receivers. (Lancaster, 2007)
Creates incentives for reform. (Lancaster, 2007)
IMF and World Bank promote development, increase foreign investment and control imports. (Lancaster, 2007)
Allows for strategic and political motives for donor. (Lancaster, 2007)
Allows for growth of economy in developing countries. Examples; Bangladesh and India. (Lancaster, 2007)
The use of tied aid and other contingencies allow for many benefits to the donor counties and the growth of their economy.
Tied aid allows for more exports in donor country. (Lancaster, 2007)
There is also increasing pressure from the public and local business for government to send aid for various circumstances, including in events of humanitarian disaster. (Lancaster, 2007)
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Part C: Costs Of Foreign Aid
It has often be criticized that foreign aid in developing countries has little effect on those in need because of corruption and stealing from the receiving countries.
Misuse and allocation of foreign aid, diverted away from those in need. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Corruption and stealing of money from government in receiving countries. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Loans aid ‘Dictatorship’. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Loans are misused so grants should be used instead. (Gramziinski, 2012)
There are many parties involved in the giving of foreign aid and every party has their own agenda and beliefs on what should happen with the money.
Each party involved has their own agenda to push. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Donors know aid will not be used in the best way. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Interest of the communities in need is overlooked. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Tied aid restricts aids usefulness. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Public opinion affects how and where aid is used, this is not always the best use of foreign aid. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Donors should not be involved in allocation of funds. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Often bilateral aid only benefits the donor country, these benefits include foreign policy, political, military and economic interest (Lancaster, 2007)
Other nations place pressure on allocation of funds from large global funds like the World Bank. (Lancaster, 2007)
Conclusion:
------------------------------ Essay Research Summary (3 resources)
Draw on recent reputable sources to discuss the potential benefits and costs of providing overseas aid to poor countries.
Source One
DANIEL EHRENFELD. (1/2/2004). Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Political Rights and Bilateral Distribution. In Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Political Rights and Bilateral Distribution. Retrieved 6/4/2013, from http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/75
Found by searching Google Scholar
Ehrenfeld looks at the effectiveness of foreign aid and how it benefits both donors and receivers, as well as the brief history of foreign aid. Ehrenfeld talks about the different types of restrictions donor countries place on receivers and if these are causing aid to increase or decrease economic growth for receivers.
This source is useful to look at the benefits foreign aid has for the donors. This source also has information about how aid can boost economic growth, includes examples of successful countries. The text concludes with the effectiveness of foreign aid from various different studies. It also includes a brief history on foreign aid.
Source Two
Khan A. M. and Ahmed A. (2007). Foreign Aid-Blessing or Curse: Evidence from Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, Volume (46), 215-240. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/41261157?uid=3738776&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102112269107
Found Using Google Scholar
The authors look at the benefits and disadvantages of foreign aid, evaluating foreign aids effect on Pakistan. The article also writes about which methods would work better than foreign aid for poorer countries.
It talks about the effectiveness of foreign aid for developing nations. Uses facts and statistics from other research. Includes important information and data for use in essay introduction.
Source Three
Michaela Gramzinski. (2012). The Ineffectiveness of Foreign Aid. In The Ineffectiveness of Foreign Aid. Retrieved 10/4/13, from http://www.english.umd.edu/interpolations/3463.
Found using Google
This essay talks about the ineffectiveness of foreign aid in developing countries. It describes the many ways that funds are misused and other reasons for aid ineffectiveness.
- This essay goes into detail about the misuse of funds and corruption within developing countries. It also talks about the various agencies and their agenda with foreign aid and why this has a negative affect on aid given. It also talks about why grants are a better option over loans for developing nations.
------------------------------ Essay Plan
Benefits and Costs of Foreign Aid
Introduction:
Foreign aid is a hundred billion dollar international business, yet does foreign aid really increased economic growth or stunted it? Foreign aid has been controversial from the beginning. Introduced in the 1950’s to help bridge the gap in resources between rich and poor countries, foreign aid has become a vital source of income for developing countries. Although, has this aid support just pushed these developing nations further into debt or does it stimulate economic growth to help reduce the debt these nations have? There are many economists that argue that foreign aid does achieve its goals of helping provide access to modern technology, close the foreign exchange gap and allow more convenient and easier access to world markets. There are many benefits and also many costs associated with wealthy nations providing foreign aid, but do these benefits help these developing nations, or do the costs for both nations involved outweigh the benefits? With many decades of use, and many developing countries becoming developed nations, there is plenty of knowledge and research to show the effect that foreign aid has on developing countries.
Part A: The Purpose Of Foreign Aid, A Brief History. (Lancaster, 2007)
Part B: Benefits Of Foreign Aid
About this topic.
There are many benefits for both donor countries and receivers in terms of economic growth and political controls.
Political benefits for both donor countries and receivers. (Lancaster, 2007)
Creates incentives for reform. (Lancaster, 2007)
IMF and World Bank promote development, increase foreign investment and control imports. (Lancaster, 2007)
Allows for strategic and political motives for donor. (Lancaster, 2007)
Allows for growth of economy in developing countries. Examples; Bangladesh and India. (Lancaster, 2007)
The use of tied aid and other contingencies allow for many benefits to the donor counties and the growth of their economy.
Tied aid allows for more exports in donor country. (Lancaster, 2007)
There is also increasing pressure from the public and local business for government to send aid for various circumstances, including in events of humanitarian disaster. (Lancaster, 2007)
*** NEW PAGE ***
Part C: Costs Of Foreign Aid
It has often be criticized that foreign aid in developing countries has little effect on those in need because of corruption and stealing from the receiving countries.
Misuse and allocation of foreign aid, diverted away from those in need. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Corruption and stealing of money from government in receiving countries. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Loans aid ‘Dictatorship’. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Loans are misused so grants should be used instead. (Gramziinski, 2012)
There are many parties involved in the giving of foreign aid and every party has their own agenda and beliefs on what should happen with the money.
Each party involved has their own agenda to push. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Donors know aid will not be used in the best way. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Interest of the communities in need is overlooked. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Tied aid restricts aids usefulness. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Public opinion affects how and where aid is used, this is not always the best use of foreign aid. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Donors should not be involved in allocation of funds. (Gramziinski, 2012)
Often bilateral aid only benefits the donor country, these benefits include foreign policy, political, military and economic interest (Lancaster, 2007)
Other nations place pressure on allocation of funds from large global funds like the World Bank. (Lancaster, 2007)
Conclusion:
------------------------------ Essay Research Summary (3 resources)
Draw on recent reputable sources to discuss the potential benefits and costs of providing overseas aid to poor countries.
Source One
DANIEL EHRENFELD. (1/2/2004). Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Political Rights and Bilateral Distribution. In Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Political Rights and Bilateral Distribution. Retrieved 6/4/2013, from http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/75
Found by searching Google Scholar
Ehrenfeld looks at the effectiveness of foreign aid and how it benefits both donors and receivers, as well as the brief history of foreign aid. Ehrenfeld talks about the different types of restrictions donor countries place on receivers and if these are causing aid to increase or decrease economic growth for receivers.
This source is useful to look at the benefits foreign aid has for the donors. This source also has information about how aid can boost economic growth, includes examples of successful countries. The text concludes with the effectiveness of foreign aid from various different studies. It also includes a brief history on foreign aid.
Source Two
Khan A. M. and Ahmed A. (2007). Foreign Aid-Blessing or Curse: Evidence from Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, Volume (46), 215-240. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/41261157?uid=3738776&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21102112269107
Found Using Google Scholar
The authors look at the benefits and disadvantages of foreign aid, evaluating foreign aids effect on Pakistan. The article also writes about which methods would work better than foreign aid for poorer countries.
It talks about the effectiveness of foreign aid for developing nations. Uses facts and statistics from other research. Includes important information and data for use in essay introduction.
Source Three
Michaela Gramzinski. (2012). The Ineffectiveness of Foreign Aid. In The Ineffectiveness of Foreign Aid. Retrieved 10/4/13, from http://www.english.umd.edu/interpolations/3463.
Found using Google
This essay talks about the ineffectiveness of foreign aid in developing countries. It describes the many ways that funds are misused and other reasons for aid ineffectiveness.
- This essay goes into detail about the misuse of funds and corruption within developing countries. It also talks about the various agencies and their agenda with foreign aid and why this has a negative affect on aid given. It also talks about why grants are a better option over loans for developing nations.
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Please note this is university level writing.
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It's hard to comment on this because you have so much material and have written such a long post...
Let me just offer a few general comments.
Your topic seems too simple to me. What ar you trying to do? Are you just going to list all the costs, and then list all the benefits? Tha
Let me just offer a few general comments.
Your topic seems too simple to me. What ar you trying to do? Are you just going to list all the costs, and then list all the benefits? Tha
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