Unit 3 (9-12) Flashcards

Question

Competing motives (Foreign Aid)

Answer 1

Countries may provide aid to prop up a weak government, to protect economic investments, or to help a wartime ally. This can mean that needier regions are neglected.

Answer 2

When aid is tied, strings are attached. Donor countries may, for example, require the country receiving the aid to buy goods and services only from the donor country. At one time, Canada required countries that received Canadian food aid to buy 90 per cent of their food from Canada. This meant that countries receiving the aid were unable to buy locally grown food, which might have been cheaper and would have supported local farmers.

Answer 3

Some donor countries provide aid in a form that is not appropriate to the culture of the country receiving the aid.

Answer 4

Some countries can be overwhelmed by the number of agencies they must deal with to get aid.

Answer 5

Before aid actually gets to the people who need it, it must flow through several layers of government, in both the countries giving and receiving the aid. This not only slows the flow of aid, but also means more of it is spent on administration.

Answer 6

Corrupt officials in the receiving countries sometimes seize aid money and supplies instead of distributing them to needy citizens.

Answer 7

The best and brightest in countries receiving aid may end up working for aid agencies instead of starting their own businesses or doing other things to promote the long-term security and prosperity of their country.

Answer 8

In the 1960’s, a Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan said that we were advancing so rapidly that eventually, technology would all society to create its own nation- A Global Village

Answer 9

→ Created in 1968 as a way to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons → It still exists today and has 190 member states → Goal is to prevent non-nuclear weapon states from making nuclear weapons AND limiting the nuclear weapons of states that have already created them

Answer 10

the economies of developed countries become stronger and richer, a trickle-down effect is created. (If the rich are rich, then they are able to spend a lot of money on things, which will help the poor people at the bottom because the wealth "trickles down")

Answer 11

The EU is comprised of 27 countries in Europe and makes-up about 6% of the world’s population. The Eu has a flag, an anthem, a founding date, and a currency. The EU also has its own government that is responsible for passing laws and policies -->Common market means goods, services, money, and people move freely throughout the continent -->A shared currency means no rix of fluctuation, and no extra phone costs for travel -->Study and work anywhere within the EU -->Aid and assistance for people ==>Goal of peace among countries Rights and freedoms have been laid out

Answer 12

In 1996 it was officially established and the Council gave official status to both Arctic nation-states and Indigenous groups to work together to solve problems. Some key issues: → Biodiversity → Sustainability → Pollution → Emergency Preparedness → Living conditions → Climate change

Answer 13

La Francophonie — l’Organization internationale de la Francophonie — is a cultural and linguistic community of nations. Through la Francophonie, governments co-ordinate efforts to promote democracy, support education, encourage sustainable development, and promote the use of the French language.

Answer 14

is debt that results from a loan to a government that uses the money to oppress the people of its country or for its own personal use. -AKA the country is in debt because it used its money for corruption rather than help Example: Haiti

Answer 15

Any groups that are NON-GOVERNMENT that are created to help the people. These could be organized by religious groups, doctors, teachers, etc. They do not receive money and do not have to abide by government restrictions

Unit 3 (9-12) Flashcards

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