Developing Nations
Developing Nations | Foreign Aid Benefits Developing Nations
About the author: Michael J. Crosswell is an economist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency of the federal government that extends assistance to developing nations.
Critics of foreign aid like to argue that there has been little or no progress in the developing world. The Heritage Foundation’s initial survey of economic freedom claimed: “Not only has U.S. development aid been wasted, it has actually retarded economic development in the countries that receive it. Not one country receiving foreign aid has succeeded in developing sustained...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Are the Problems Facing Developing Nations?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Poverty Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Hunger Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Obesity Is a Growing Problem in Developing Nations
- Abusive Child Labor Is a Problem in Developing Nations
- Air Pollution Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Infectious Disease Is a Serious Problem in Developing Nations
- Chapter 2:Will Globalization Harm Developing Nations?
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Chapter 3: Should Industrialized Nations Play an Active Role in the Developing World?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The United States Should Increase Its Efforts to Aid Developing Nations
- Foreign Aid Benefits Developing Nations
- Debt Relief Can Help Developing Nations Overcome Poverty
- The United States Should Support Family Planning Services in Developing Nations
- The United States Should Not Increase Foreign Aid to Developing Nations
- Debt Relief Will Not Help Developing Nations Overcome Poverty
- The United States Should Not Support Family Planning Services in Developing Nations
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Chapter 4: Can Democracy Succeed in Developing Nations?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Democracy Can Succeed in Developing Nations
- Democracy Can Succeed in the Arab World
- The United States Should Promote Democracy in Developing Nations
- Some Developing Nations Do Not Have Cultures That Support Democracy
- There Are Serious Obstacles to Freedom in the Arab World
- International Efforts to Promote Democracy in Developing Nations Are Sometimes Counterproductive
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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