Question 1

What is the effect of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the development of foreign aid policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a before and after SDGs in the allocation of foreign aid 
B)  Not very influential as aid levels stagnated after 2016 
C)  Highly analyzed through several studies 
D)  A tool for fighting poverty in African countries 
E)  It has become an excuse for developed countries to cut foreign aid 
A)  There is a before and after SDGs in the allocation of foreign aid 
B)  Not very influential as aid levels stagnated after 2016 
C)  Highly analyzed through several studies 
D)  A tool for fighting poverty in African countries 
E)  It has become an excuse for developed countries to cut foreign aid

Question 2

"Tied aid" requires recipient countries to purchase goods and services from donor countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Tied aid is thought to increase costs to developing countries by how much?

Accepted Answer

A)  Up to 15 per cent 
B)  10 to 25 per cent 
C)  15 to 30 per cent 
D)  30 to 45 per cent 
E)  50 to 75 per cent 
A)  Up to 15 per cent 
B)  10 to 25 per cent 
C)  15 to 30 per cent 
D)  30 to 45 per cent 
E)  50 to 75 per cent

Question 4

What trends has foreign aid followed in the last decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  A constant increase 
B)  Economic cycles 
C)  Irregular cycles of increases and decreases 
D)  The path of the Chilean miracle 
E)  A negative growth 
A)  A constant increase 
B)  Economic cycles 
C)  Irregular cycles of increases and decreases 
D)  The path of the Chilean miracle 
E)  A negative growth

Question 5

The major aid agency in the British government is the Department for International Development (DFID).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the debate over whether assistance should be aimed at fighting poverty or at promoting economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A long-standing debate in foreign aid is

Question 7

Self-interested motives for ODA include assisting "friendly" countries, pursuing security objectives, and facilitating investment and trade relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How has foreign aid been applied after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Since its origin at the end of World War

Question 9

Canada does not meet the 0.7 per cent ODA goal set by the UN in 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are some multilateral organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donors' Clubs 
B)  DAC and ODA 
C)  World Bank and United Nations agencies 
D)  Countries like Libya and Nigeria 
E)  OECD 
A)  Donors' Clubs 
B)  DAC and ODA 
C)  World Bank and United Nations agencies 
D)  Countries like Libya and Nigeria 
E)  OECD

Question 11

In 2017, DAC donors contributed more than US$147 billion ODA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain why it can be both positive and negative for donor countries to harmonize their foreign aid.

Accepted Answer

The harmonization of aid policies across

Question 13

Foreign aid usually promotes social services, including education and health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why is ODA sometimes seen as an obligation?

Accepted Answer

Under some interpretations of internatio

Question 15

How has the fight against poverty reignited donors' interest in foreign aid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Via a new consensus to fight poverty, mainly in African countries 
B)  Foreign aid has not actually been reignited 
C)  Through globalization 
D)  By applying new development theories 
E)  By helping countries in East Asia 
A)  Via a new consensus to fight poverty, mainly in African countries 
B)  Foreign aid has not actually been reignited 
C)  Through globalization 
D)  By applying new development theories 
E)  By helping countries in East Asia

Question 16

By what logic can ODA be considered an obligation?

Accepted Answer

A)  International human rights law 
B)  Common law 
C)  Communitarian duty 
D)  National self-interest 
E)  International norms 
A)  International human rights law 
B)  Common law 
C)  Communitarian duty 
D)  National self-interest 
E)  International norms

Question 17

All countries that provide foreign aid belong to the OECD's Development Assistance Committee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In relative terms, which of the following countries was the most generous aid donor in 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Britain 
C)  Sweden 
D)  China 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Canada 
B)  Britain 
C)  Sweden 
D)  China 
E)  Turkey

Question 19

Provide at least five major purposes of foreign aid.

Accepted Answer

An answer should include at least five o

Question 20

How does military and diplomatic initiatives affect ODA?

Accepted Answer

A)  ODA suffers from up and down cycles. 
B)  What constitutes ODA can no longer be easily determined. 
C)  What constitutes ODA can be easily determined. 
D)  ODA can no longer be delivered on a government-to-government bases. 
E)  ODA becomes multilateral. 
A)  ODA suffers from up and down cycles. 
B)  What constitutes ODA can no longer be easily determined. 
C)  What constitutes ODA can be easily determined. 
D)  ODA can no longer be delivered on a government-to-government bases. 
E)  ODA becomes multilateral.

Exam 9: National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

What is the effect of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the development of foreign aid policies?

"Tied aid" requires recipient countries to purchase goods and services from donor countries.

Tied aid is thought to increase costs to developing countries by how much?

What trends has foreign aid followed in the last decades?

The major aid agency in the British government is the Department for International Development (DFID).

Discuss the debate over whether assistance should be aimed at fighting poverty or at promoting economic growth.

Self-interested motives for ODA include assisting "friendly" countries, pursuing security objectives, and facilitating investment and trade relations.

How has foreign aid been applied after World War II?

Canada does not meet the 0.7 per cent ODA goal set by the UN in 1970.

What are some multilateral organizations?

In 2017, DAC donors contributed more than US$147 billion ODA.

Explain why it can be both positive and negative for donor countries to harmonize their foreign aid.

Foreign aid usually promotes social services, including education and health care.

Why is ODA sometimes seen as an obligation?

How has the fight against poverty reignited donors' interest in foreign aid?

By what logic can ODA be considered an obligation?

All countries that provide foreign aid belong to the OECD's Development Assistance Committee.

In relative terms, which of the following countries was the most generous aid donor in 2018?

Provide at least five major purposes of foreign aid.

How does military and diplomatic initiatives affect ODA?

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