IAFS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-5: United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, Free Trade, Good Governance
26 Dec 2016
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Aid is subject to diminishing returns, meaning that the more aid in the long run, the less effective it becomes. Some say africa has reached its capacity of aid for it to be effective. Large inflows of money without any restrictions do not seem to be well spent in many of the countries of the bottom billion. (collier) Military intervention can be justified and can also be a huge success if done correctly. But what makes some interventions more legitimate than others? (sierra leone intervention vs iraq example) Are there other motives at play, such as oil in iraq or. Military spending is increased in post-conflict countries because the chances of reverting into conflict are high. However, this is not conducive to staying out of conflict, because it may signal aggression to the recently defeated rebels. Militaries in these countries extort high wages and large military spending because they know the governments are weak/afraid of coups.
