The Argument That Foreign Aid Is Ineffective in Helping Developing

question 96

Multiple Choice

The argument that foreign aid is ineffective in helping developing countries includes the idea that:

• A) people in developing countries have more unmet basic needs than those in high-income countries.
• B) as part of humanity, people in high-income countries have a responsibility to help others even if the methods of help are not perfectly effective.
• C) the presence of extractive institutions may keep intended beneficiaries from benefitting from foreign aid.
• D) many developing countries have benefited from foreign aid.

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