INTD 200 Lecture Notes - Canadian International Development Agency, Development Assistance Committee, Lester B. Pearson
23 Jan 2013
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Oda: def made by development assistance committee (dac) Grants or loans to developing nats + multilateral agencies active in development that are undertaken by the official sector at concessional financial terms with the goal of the promotion of econ devel + welfare as main objective. Can be in cash, kind (food/equipment), or expertise. Includes technical cooperation but does not inclu loans/credit for mili purposes. Nor does it inclu contribs made by private sector (ngos, churches, unions, etc. ) Oda distinct fr/foreign aid/internat assistance in cda. Cda has international assistance envelope includes oda but also inclu other things that are internat aid/but not oda (ex: debt relief, assistance + settlement of refugees, mili aid) Goal of 0. 7% of gdp for oda est 1969 (lester pearson) Still internat target for all developed nats (target reaffirmed 2002) Cda almost reached 0. 7% 1975/75 when got to 0. 5%, but then started to drop.
