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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