Why Is Humanitarian Assistance Referred to as "Development on Steroids

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why is humanitarian assistance referred to as "development on steroids"?

• A) Its focus on short-term, rapidly provided assistance to relieve immediate suffering
• B) Its inclusion of the same actors working on the same issues
• C) The two form opposite ends of a policy spectrum in the global south
• D) The shared vision of human need
• E) The interrelated concepts of human development and human progress

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Definitions:

Incentive

A motivational factor or reward that encourages a person or group to act in a certain way or achieve higher levels of performance.

Gain-sharing

A performance-related pay strategy that offers employees financial rewards based on improvements in the company's productivity or performance.

Productivity

The efficiency at which goods or services are produced relative to the input used.

Costs

The amount of money required to purchase something or the expenditure involved in the producing, maintaining, or providing of a service.