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Many developing countries cannot free up public money to invest in economic stimulus packages. For them to join in the global recovery, they will need assistance.
The way foreign aid is disbursed needs to be revisited to avoid the traps it’s fallen into in the past.
Providing foreign aid is not always straightforward. But here are some practical ways Australia might be able to help India.
How can democratic nations help fledgling democracies and others struggling against the tide of autocrats?
Removing funding from research-led projects puts people in highly vulnerable situations.
COVID-19 has diverted international attention and resources away from peacebuilding. This increases the risk of global insecurity and instability.
The Trump White House questioned the value of foreign aid and neglected policies related to helping low-income countries. But US aid had already needed improvement.
Cutting aid will have real implications for the life chances of millions of young women.
Side agreements signed by some wealthy nations threaten to undercut global efforts to ensure a fairly equitable worldwide vaccination effort.
COVID-19 has all but wiped foreign policy from the election debate, but a world still in crisis awaits the winner of the general election.
To recover from COVID-19 economic downturn, Indonesia needs every assistance available, including from overseas.
As foreign aid pours into Beirut, its uneven distribution reflects and exacerbates the pre-existing class and race fissures in Lebanese society.
Western solutions to Pacific Island issues often end in failure. These countries must build their autonomy to survive climate change.
New research shows that funding for DFAT has hit a new low of 1.3% of the federal budget. Scaling back has a real effect on Australia’s influence around the world.
Development assistance has its problems. Nevertheless, it’s crucial for reducing extreme poverty. And it fosters important international relations that benefit all Canadians.
Compared to the size of our economy, Canadian aid has been slipping since the 1980s, and we now lag behind most other donors. Our rhetoric is unmatched by action.
Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in African countries with illiberal political regimes.
Done right, aid fosters greater stability and boosts the economy. That reduces incentives to move away.
Depending on foreign aid to pay the bills makes moving on when it’s gone harder.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Melissa Conley Tyler is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Management, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
