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Financial aid given to support the development of developing countries

Development aid is a type of aid given by governments and other agencies to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of developing countries, as well as least developed, low-income or poor countries. It is distinguished from humanitarian aid by aiming at a sustained improvement in the conditions in developing countries, as well as least-developed, poor of low-income countries, rather than short-term relief. The overarching term is foreign aid. The amount of foreign aid is measured though official development assistance (ODA). This is a category used by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to measure foreign aid. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Development aidA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Monitoring global development aid with machine learningInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Foreign assistanceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSCited 23 times
  5. Go sideways: Official development assistanceA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Development Assistance CommitteeA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun Financial aid given by developed countries to promote the development of underdeveloped or developing countries.

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  2. Types
  3. Output-based aid (OBA)
  4. Extent
  5. Aid to education
  6. Favourable impacts
  7. Unfavourable impacts
  8. Improving effectiveness
  9. For climate change
  10. For gender equality
  11. History

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