One Argument That Often Is Given in Favor of Foreign

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Multiple Choice

One argument that often is given in favor of foreign aid as an effective tool to help developing countries is that:

• A) there is no evidence that aid money is ever diverted to other purposes.
• B) aid money is likely to be used to provide extra benefits to government leaders.
• C) corruption is a larger problem in high-income countries and so aid money is likely to be spent more efficiently in a developing country than in a high-income country.
• D) problems are worse in developing countries and so aid dollars given to them address more critical issues than the dollars that are spent in a high-income country.

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