Advantages and Disadvantages of Aid to an LEDC

Many countries are given aid, with this aid comes the question if it is good or bad since there are both advantages but also disadvantages. What type of aid is best long term aid or short term aid, and what are the pro’s and con’s of these.

         Giving money to an organization does not mean that all the money you give will be used to help these people. When aid is sent to a country it often happens that everything has to go thru government officials, this means that when we for instance ship food some might be kept, and therefore the people who it is meant for will not get everything that was meant for them.

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Emergency Aid is a whole different thing than the aid that is given on normal basses. Emergency Aid is a rapid assistance given to people that are in immediate distress it is given to relief these people from suffering. It is only for a short period of time to help them back up. These people just need short term aid so that they can get everything together, they don’t have to be taught how to do things.

Agricultural aid can help increase the food quantity and quality, this most likely means that more people will be able to supply themselves ...

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