POLC90H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: West Kilimanjaro Language, Good Governance, People Everyday
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World bank group, imf (also known as bretton woods institutions, 1944) Un technical agencies including unicef, who, undp, fao, etc. The united states development agency for international development (usaid: un feeds 25 million people everyday. Enhances investments which makes possible expansion in productive capacity. It furnishes foreign exchange for essential imports such as machinery fuel and food. Only give money when it is in your interest. Us gave large amounts of aid to haiti, to avoid having a large influx of. Related to dependency theory; foreign aid is just part of the package; i. e. conditional aid: also, dependency thinkers and other critics in the north and the south, viewed aid as an instrument of domination and exploitation. Human objectives (canada, netherlands and scandinavian countries) Assist with democracy and good governance (usa, britain) Promoting respect for human rights and poverty reduction. A mission to maintain close relationships (france and britain; commonwealth/francophone) The early years (after 1945; beginning w/ marshall plan)
