IDST 1000Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana, Bretton Woods System, United States Agency For International Development
5 Apr 2016
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Aid is far more complex than humanitarian relief. Different because of: forms, motivations, intended beliefs, delivery agencies, scale, time horizons, impacts. Ian smillie traces the origins of aid back to. Ancient chinese philosophy humanism based on family and the code of hammurabi justice to widows, orphans and the poor" society. Buddhism reduction of greed and giving the alms to the poor. Hinduism good works as means of achieving release from the cycle of birth. Green democracy based on financial contributions towards education, health, culture and welfare for the elderly. He also outlines the origins of charitable" organizations ie. the (cid:1) Christians church involvement in hospitals, schools and universities began in the dark ages some motivations: altruism, fear, guilt, self-interest, the socializing of political nature of voluntary organizations. The assistance continues today through churches, non-governmental (cid:1) organizations and civil society organizations (cid:1) Motivations for aid are more diverse than the motivations for (cid:1) charitable assistance.
