Best degree to find work in aid work/development?
Q. I'm interested in getting a job as an aid worker, or some posting in development work. What do you think the best degree for this would be? In the UK several universities do degrees in International Development, and Development Studies. Would these degrees be respected in this field or would I be better off with a more traditional degree like Anthopology or International Relations? Cheers
Asked by A l'ombra de la vall de la mort - Fri Sep 3 08:11:11 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You would probably best doing a dual subject degree combining a language and international development. But to be completely honest languages at Uni are a lot of work and if you are not naturally good with languages then it might be too much to take on. I imagine combining international development and international relations would be fascinating and would definitely give you an edge over peers with only one or the other.
Answered by unknown - Fri Sep 3 11:17:07 2010

Development aid has only made countries and people poorer, why not stop it?
Q. Some 50 years of shoveling billions of $$$ in development aid in Africa and they only seem to get poorer and poorer. Why don't we stop it? It is quite clear that development aid does not work. So what does work? Eastern Asia opened up it's markets and has become significantly better for it. It is time that trade barriers and agricultural subsidies were removed. I don't feel guilty because Africans keep having/electing corrupt leaders.
Asked by marceldev29 - Fri Jul 7 14:08:17 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Like your Question! This has been a pet hate of mine for years as I lived in Papua New Guinea for 20 years and could not believe the amount of aid which was poured into the place only to end up in the pockets of the politicians with no benefit to the people whatsoever. The surest way to combat this situation is to give tied aid which means that the recipient country must firstly put forward a program of works and then finance them one stage at a time so this makes it next to impossible to pocket the money. I find it utterly incredible that money can be thrown away in this way whilst some of our own people continue to live in poverty. I am a firm believer in the addage "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day - teach a man to fish and… [cont.]
Answered by mandbturner3699 - Fri Jul 7 14:21:08 2006

How effective is SSADM and UML models in the development of a system?
Q. Can anyone help me out with the last part of my assignment? Really struggling. I have to analyse the effectiveness of SSADM and UML models as a tool to aid development of a system. Anyone got any ideas? Many thanks.
Asked by Larry - Tue Jun 8 13:12:01 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

In what ways is Europe providing/donating/giving aid to the development of poorer countries?
Q. positive feedback please! doing a debate - need good info on things europe IS doing and ways they ARE helping. thanks!
Asked by unknown - Tue Apr 7 16:42:45 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. if the other side of the debate is what the US is doing, then you drew the short straw - simply because it's much harder to account for what the EU does (I presume you mean the EU), since it consists of member countries who each give as they choose in addition to any that come from the EU as a whole.
Answered by Sally O - Tue Apr 7 17:07:42 2009

Is foreign aid the solution to global poverty?
Q. A 2005 United Nations report called for a doubling of foreign aid to poor countries as the means to reduce poverty. Yet the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a for-profit microloan bank and its founder, an apparent vindication of the ideas of Peter T. Bauer, Henry Hazlitt, Deepak Lal, and others. As Bauer wrote, Development aid, far from being necessary to rescue poor societies from a vicious circle of poverty, is far more likely to keep them in that state. Emergence from poverty requires effort, firmly established property rights, and productive investment.
Asked by ongchunhao - Thu Feb 8 02:34:48 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Econometric Data has shown that that public foreign aid (that is foreign aid that goes into the hands of government or some body of disbursement) per dollar is correlated to reduction in poverty, but that other factors make this relation weak. Levels of corruption, size and density of a country and other such factor are other such variables. The more effective foreign aid is private foreign aid (foreign aid that goes directly to the family units, usually in the form of remittances to the receiving family coming from their family from another country. This form of foreign aid has much greater effects per dollar than that of public foreign aid. If we speak just of public foreign aid in its current form, it is not an effective solution… [cont.]
Answered by rby9 - Thu Feb 8 02:53:16 2007

What's an example of a country improving through the US aiding economic development?
Q. Is there a country today that is politically or economically successful because the United States provided economic aid or helped it develop its own industries? I'm looking for a country that started off backward and behind the rest of the world, but greatly improved because it used aid from the US (or NATO or even the UN) to develop its economy, industries, and infrastructure. Counterexamples would be a lot of the Persian Gulf countries, which take a lot of US aid, but only get rich off their natural resources (mostly oil).
Asked by awesomeguy - Sun Mar 28 19:07:55 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Israel and Egypt, we give them billions every year.
Answered by Zardoz - Sun Mar 28 19:11:16 2010

Whats the needs of Relief and Aid in Ethiopia?
Q. Got a case study at school: Very important.. Desperately need information on Ethiopia in 1980's and 1990's.. There needs for relief in aid. Aid dependency. And switching towards development aid.. As much information needed as i have no idea what so ever on this topic!! please help!!
Asked by Annabell - Tue Jan 19 12:50:57 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The idea is to research the topic. There were famine and drought conditions in Ethiopia (as well as the civil war with what is now Eritrea). Google and you should find more nfo than you know what to do with.
Answered by Bilbo - Thu Jan 21 06:08:20 2010

what can I, as a 16 year old do to help reduce poverty in india and aid in India's development?
Q. its sickening to see the current state of affairs and i heartily wish i can do something to eradicate poverty. is there anything I can do? to 0976---NO God is false coz there is only one God. what differs is only the name and manner of approach(religion). so keep this in mind for future reference---there is no such thing as false God. God is one and this is the truth.
Asked by confused - Sun Dec 23 11:17:08 2007 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Until today, I had the same feeling of despair. But today, when I see a 16 year old sking if he can eradicate poverty, I have got a new strength. A strength that makes me stand and say,"I can do it. " Or rather, "WE can do it!" Eradicating poverty is not easy. But neither is it impossible. You start at a micro level. People like myself will be more that happy to join and take the initiative. Remember, the thing starts at home so I have a course of action that you can follow: 1. Ask someone in your school to join hands with you and then you launch a campaign where you collect money. Now give this money on a loan, at a very reasonable rate of interest. Give it only for productive purposes. The people will buy equipment, for e.g. the women… [cont.]
Answered by Royal Horse - Sun Dec 23 12:55:39 2007

How can we alleviate poverty in the US?
Q. As the richest country in the world, we give billions to fight poverty and aid development around the world but some of these countries have conditions similar to our own inner city areas. 1. How can we change this? 2. Should we/ do we have an obligation to change this? 3. If you can share any personal experiences that would be great. This question is open to ideas across the political and religious spectrum. No personal attacks please.
Asked by johnnysanchez314 - Fri Jan 18 15:16:40 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First I think we must define what poverty is. Many of us think what makes us poor is when we don't the things that we want or that make our lives comfortable. The fact the what makes us poor is the inability to be self sufficient. The tragedy in New Orleans proved that. If you can't shelter yourself, feed yourself, protect yourself, educated yourself and pass on that knowledge you are poor. Most of us see tribal peoples in other nations as being dirt poor. The fact is these people possess knowledge of things the give them the most value possession of all, freedom. So what people need most of all to keep from being poor is education. We also need to change our system of values. Only people can keep themselves for being poor. If we… [cont.]
Answered by OGUN - Fri Jan 18 15:44:13 2008

Why does China, a country that spent $20 Billion on the Olympics require 38 Mil every year in Aid........?
Q. ...This is development aid and not Money sent to help victims of the Earthquake. Surely they don't need Aid anymore from the British Taxpayer ? The US, Canada and Australia also send Aid.
Asked by Ello Guv - Tue Sep 30 07:13:53 2008 - - 8 Answers - 1 Comments

A. well Dodger, how would they pay for the slave masters to import all the metals and ores there nicking from Africa, they have to find the money to pay all them hungry mouths 3 dollars a day, instead of giving China aid, we should give them back the Olympic torch and tell them we cant afford the 2012 games, so as they made such a spectacle last time let them have another go.
Answered by Korky - Tue Sep 30 09:00:03 2008

how much tummytime a day did you do with a 10wk old?
Q. she will do 10mins but then gets irritated n may cry so i stop it, when she does it shes really good though and tries really hard to push up all the time but i guess gets fed up. is 10 mins a day enough to aid development - or should i do 10mins a day maybe a couple of times a day, or is the once substantial?
Asked by maddiesmum - Wed Dec 24 15:22:50 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. just do 10 minutes at a time (or however long she can stand) about 3 times a day
Answered by Landon & Danica's Momma - Wed Dec 24 15:31:33 2008

Does Gaming hurt our children's development?
Q. Scientists at Japan's Tohoku University said they've found that computer games stimulate only those parts of the brain devoted to vision and movement and do not aid the development of other important areas of the brain. Shouldnt we stop our kids from playing Video Games? I feel they are getting unhealthier everyday!
Asked by Hot Answers - Artemis - Thu Jan 15 08:40:40 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sigh; gaming in moderation is absolutely fine. But it's up to the parents to enforce limits rather dealing in absolutes. Common sense rules.
Answered by Felidae - Thu Jan 15 08:44:27 2009

How Is HIV/AIDS a Development Issue?
Q. hey guys i need to know how HIV/AIDS is a development issue and how it impacts the global community?? plz help thanx
Asked by Simran - Sun Aug 23 02:12:20 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. HIV/AIDS is a development Issue because it's an epidemic which is showing no signs of abating, it's killed millions worldwide and it still continues to do so. It isn't just a health issue, it's a social and economic issue as well.
Answered by Rhianna - Sun Aug 30 15:05:56 2009

How can the developing countries avoid the "we know what is the best for you" sentiment of donors?
Q. The developing countries or the so-called third world depend on the direct or indirect development aid. The negative side of such aid is however, the donors trying to impose their own views in the economical and political activities of the countries they donate. They usually think that their strategies would develop those countries. The effect is totally contrary. Such countries develop conspiracy and corruption instead and devide themselves into different opinions which might afterwords develop in to civil war. I would say that those countries should be left alone to set their own development strategies relevant to their community and environment and based on their priorities and objectives and they should be encouraged for such. "We [cont.]
Asked by Haile E - Thu Aug 24 04:40:18 2006 - - 7 Answers - 1 Comments

A. They can not suceed in this game. impossible, unless they break all ties and refuse to not repay debt and not accept future loans like a certain other country did. the injustices of the IMF and WTO are sicking For example the poorest of the poor are not allowed to emulate the united states one of the largest debtor countries... the rules are rigged for the rich...should African countries run trillions of dollars in deficits and bond spend... i don't know the solution but the current ones arent it.
Answered by nefariousx - Thu Aug 24 04:46:02 2006

Poverty and development?
Q. Why is there such an imbalance in wealth between the North and the South? Can current development policies solve the problem? Should rich states give development aid? Are there other things that could be done to solve the problem of global inequality?
Asked by mena R - Tue Apr 8 06:13:47 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Devopment can be seen as a either: a) a process - thus policies can aid to process to development aid b) a condition, whereby rich states make it so poor ones are dependant on them (dependancy theory) - thus policies will do nothing. Rich states should give develoment aid but to the right areas - infrastructure, productivity etc. To improve global inequality - develop international institutions for development purposes, reform the IMF, world bank etc...
Answered by outtacontrol - Tue Apr 8 06:22:41 2008

The completion of the Erie Canal in the early 19th century aided the economic development of the United States
Q. by... 1) supplying water for the irrigation of western farms 2)lowering the cost of shipping goods from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast 3)providing a shipping route for cotton from the South to Europe 4)supplying waterpower for running factories and mills and During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals and roads led to the..? 1) expansion of trade between Midwestern farmers and eastern merchants 2)growth of plantation agriculture in Texas and New Mexico 3)severe economic decline of the South 4)bankruptcy of several railroad companies in the Mississippi Valley
Asked by S H e L xo. - Thu Dec 6 12:56:58 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey - Thu Dec 6 13:33:46 2007

I have finished my Bachelor Degree in International Relations and want to work in Japan with only Eng/Span?
Q. I am currently seeking Internships in Washington DC for programs that could provide transfer to Japan, but I'm not interested in English teaching jobs as a permanent life style. After the fact that I would teach English what other doors might be open to me once I have a basic knowledge of Japaneses? My experience consist of coordinating international conferences, humanitarian and development aid in the Carribean, and managing people overall.
Asked by Ambitious - Sun Mar 11 03:36:40 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's the US State Department, they're always looking for Foreign Service personnel. It might be a decent way into the International Community.
Answered by Max - Sun Mar 11 03:45:04 2007

Will terror in Af-Pak areas go away with development or will assume nastier proportions with American aid?
Q. Perhaps terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan should not be equated with socio-political unrest in some other areas of this world where lack of development produces them. It's very likely that American dollars may add fuel to the fire because I'm of the opinion that it's mainly an attitudinal disease that narrows the vision (thereby excluding noble human values )and makes a nasty use of religion for it's sustenance.
Asked by nanhowala - Mon Jun 15 06:53:44 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think America should be more isolationalist and quit fight for imperialist bussiness interests with the blood of those who believe we're fighting for freedom falsely. If that's what we're fight for why aren'twe doing something in the Sudan where millions have died for being Christian. True some have immigrated to escape the oppression but it is such a small fraction. I can understand to some extent that our forien gn policy has gotten us branded as the great satan but its common people taking the hit for what special interest incite insulated from the risk. Back in the Viet Nam days there was a joke about a ground poun der who was in a MASH unit who was asked what happened explained that agook yelled out "to hell with LBJ and he… [cont.]
Answered by Grorge Stirling - Mon Jun 15 07:19:08 2009

Why would the USA government increase foreign aid/weapons trade since 9/11 rather than try and stop it?
Q. In times of crisis, like the tsunami that killed more than 100,000 people in the last days of 2004, the American people are very generous. And they assume their government is as well. While the United States doles out billions in foreign aid every year, Washington tends to favor military aid and weapons sales over other forms of aid, deprioritizing humanitarian, health or development aid, even though these types of foreign aid have long-term constructive impact. Since the beginning of the war on terrorism, foreign military aid has increased precipitously. The Pentagon s largest military aid program, the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, increased by more than one-third (34%) between 2001 and 2005, jumping from $3.5 billion to $4.6 [cont.]
Asked by snoop3 - Thu Mar 20 23:44:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You are absolutely right, and the reason is quite simple: greed and incompetency. The logic is that not helping these countries could result in worse governments taking over and coming after us, but I have one answer for that: Iraq. We gave them weapons to fight Iran, and the next thing you know they're using them on our own allies. It's stupidity.
Answered by Mr. Taco - Thu Mar 20 23:49:35 2008

What percentage of African government budgets consists of foreign aid (ODA)?
Q. Western governments (sometimes through the IMF and World Bank etc.) structurally give aid money to governments in Africa and other developing regions (Official Development Aid or ODA, which differs from aid given by Oxfam etc. and emergency aid). As a journalist I would like to know how many percent of African government budgets consists of aid from foreign governments? If you can quote examples from specific African countries, I'm also interested. And please list your source. I know in Ethiopia it's about 90%. Many thanks in advance! Please - I'm not asking about your opinions about the aid, I'm asking for the hard facts - the amount in percentage of African government budgets. Please list your SOURCE - I'm not interested in your "estimat [cont.]
Asked by Arjen - Mon Aug 31 10:56:29 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments