3 discussion questions and 3 student responses

SOC 300: Sociology

Week 8 Discussion

"The Trouble with Aid." Please respond to the following:

Based on the lecture and Webtext materials, address the following:

Identify the most significant problems with the way foreign aid is presently dispensed by international lending institutions. Then, discuss at least three (3) recommendations that you would make to remedy this situation so that food, medical, and financial assistance actually reaches the poor.

Please respond to at least one (1) post from your peers.

Part B: Student Response

Casey Wilson

RE: Week 8 Discussion

Hello classmates and professor, A) The most significant problem with the way that foreign aid is presently being dispensed is that countries are trying to give the people tangible things such as animals, water, and food. Those things are great and they do help a lot, but they are only temporary. What happens when the handouts quit? What happens when the GMO no longer has funding or disappears? The people in the developing country are right back in the same boat that they started in. One way to possibly remedy the situation is to invest is businesses in those countries. If those people can be taught how to run a business and get their economy going they will possibly be more successful. Another way to help for more long term then just a couple meals is education. Education goes a long way in building an economy.

Thank you,

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