Negatives of aid

• "Aid isn't a force of good"


  • 'Trickle-down' system
  • Exploitation
  • Uneven distribution within countries
  • Conditional aid
• • Conditionality - e.g. Uganda 197 conditions before granted World Bank funding
  • Environmental damage - displacement of indigenous people
  • Structural adjustment programmes - reduced spending in healthcare and education
  • Dependency
  • Corruption