Question 1

Turkey is a traditional DAC donor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which country provided the highest total amount of official development assistance in 2018?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden 
B)  Denmark 
C)  China 
D)  The United States 
E)  Canada 
A)  Sweden 
B)  Denmark 
C)  China 
D)  The United States 
E)  Canada

Question 3

Why is it difficult to rate the overall performances of bilateral aid agencies?

Accepted Answer

Although one can easily compare budgets

Question 4

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) channels American foreign aid to countries that meet certain criteria involving the presence of free markets, democracy, and good governance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the debate between those who think that aid should be given to the poorest countries and those who argue that aid should go primarily to those countries with the capacity to make the most effective use of it.

Accepted Answer

Those who argue that aid should go to th

Question 6

OECD prevents the information of donors from becoming publicly available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When was the Canadian International Development Agency founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  1948 
B)  1958 
C)  1968 
D)  1978 
E)  1988 
A)  1948 
B)  1958 
C)  1968 
D)  1978 
E)  1988

Question 8

Discuss the US bilateral aid regime. How do the country's interests and position in the world influence its aid regime?

Accepted Answer

The United States, the world's largest a

Question 9

Present at least two current controversies over how official development assistance should be counted.

Accepted Answer

One controversy is that donor government

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of aid harmonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is unwise to enable only a few development plans given widespread past failures. 
B)  It assumes recipient countries have consulted their people to determine their interests. 
C)  It concentrates the power of donors over recipients. 
D)  It makes corruption and graft much more likely by reducing transparency. 
E)  All of the above are common criticisms. 
A)  It is unwise to enable only a few development plans given widespread past failures. 
B)  It assumes recipient countries have consulted their people to determine their interests. 
C)  It concentrates the power of donors over recipients. 
D)  It makes corruption and graft much more likely by reducing transparency. 
E)  All of the above are common criticisms.

Question 11

Why is the list of largest ODA recipient states potentially misleading?

Accepted Answer

The top recipients of foreign aid often

Question 12

What are the key points in the debate over whether funds should be given directly to states or channelled through NGOs?

Accepted Answer

There is no consensus on what specific r

Question 13

Russia is the world's most generous donor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Aid fatigue" occurred during the Cold War as superpowers' budgets were increasingly consumed with the nuclear arms race rather than foreign aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the total amount of official development assistance in 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  US$90 billion 
B)  US$43 billion 
C)  US$88 billion 
D)  US$147 billion 
E)  US$207 billion 
A)  US$90 billion 
B)  US$43 billion 
C)  US$88 billion 
D)  US$147 billion 
E)  US$207 billion

Question 16

Explore how foreign aid has changed from the 1950s to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Accepted Answer

A long-standing debate in foreign aid is

Question 17

Why is ODA sometimes seen as a form of compensation?

Accepted Answer

Some, especially in developing countries

Question 18

Compare and contrast the characteristics of two donor countries.

Accepted Answer

Student answers may

Question 19

Why are some Western donors concerned about Chinese aid?

Accepted Answer

Some Western donors are concerned about

Question 20

The expression "foreign aid" is often used interchangeably with which more technical term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Results-based aid 
B)  Tied aid 
C)  Bilateral development assistance 
D)  Non-governmental assistance 
E)  Official development assistance 
A)  Results-based aid 
B)  Tied aid 
C)  Bilateral development assistance 
D)  Non-governmental assistance 
E)  Official development assistance

Exam 9: National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid

Turkey is a traditional DAC donor.

Which country provided the highest total amount of official development assistance in 2018?

Why is it difficult to rate the overall performances of bilateral aid agencies?

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) channels American foreign aid to countries that meet certain criteria involving the presence of free markets, democracy, and good governance.

Discuss the debate between those who think that aid should be given to the poorest countries and those who argue that aid should go primarily to those countries with the capacity to make the most effective use of it.

OECD prevents the information of donors from becoming publicly available.

When was the Canadian International Development Agency founded?

Discuss the US bilateral aid regime. How do the country's interests and position in the world influence its aid regime?

Present at least two current controversies over how official development assistance should be counted.

Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of aid harmonization?

Why is the list of largest ODA recipient states potentially misleading?

What are the key points in the debate over whether funds should be given directly to states or channelled through NGOs?

Russia is the world's most generous donor.

"Aid fatigue" occurred during the Cold War as superpowers' budgets were increasingly consumed with the nuclear arms race rather than foreign aid.

What was the total amount of official development assistance in 2017?

Explore how foreign aid has changed from the 1950s to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Why is ODA sometimes seen as a form of compensation?

Compare and contrast the characteristics of two donor countries.

Why are some Western donors concerned about Chinese aid?

The expression "foreign aid" is often used interchangeably with which more technical term?

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