It is a curse
yes
nearly 95 billion US dollars has been recieved by Pakistan in respect of foreign aid, between 1960 to 2012.
It has not stopped. Israel is a recipient of US foreign aid, in the form of grants and loan guarantees. Other current recipients of US foreign aid include Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, India, Russia, West Bank and Gaza.
Jordan gets much of its budget from its tourist industry as well as AID from foreign countries.
Jordan gets much of its budget from its tourist industry as well as AID from foreign countries.
Jordan gets much of its budget from its tourist industry as well as AID from foreign countries.
Foreign aid is intended to result in development.
-- The NASA budget for FY 2012 is $17.77 billion.That's 0.48% of the total federal budget.-- It's also 5.73 times the amount of foreign aid to Pakistan, and5.92 times the total foreign aid to Israel, for the same year.(Pakistan receives more US foreign aid than Israel does.)-- It's also 39.9 times the total of federal grants to public radioand public television for 2012 and 2013 combined.-- The NASA budget for all of 2012 corresponds to about7.4 days worth of the Pentagon's budget in 2011.
-- The NASA budget for FY 2012 is $17.77 billion.That's 0.48% of the total federal budget.-- It's also 5.73 times the amount of foreign aid to Pakistan, and5.92 times the total foreign aid to Israel, for the same year.(Pakistan receives more US foreign aid than Israel does.)-- It's also 39.9 times the total of federal grants to public radioand public television for 2012 and 2013 combined.-- The NASA budget for all of 2012 corresponds to about7.4 days worth of the Pentagon's budget in 2011.
Norway is an independent country and could survive without EU aid
A disadvantage of foreign aid to a developing country might be the amount of money used for foreign aid when domestic aid is needed. It can be known up front if the aid will benefit the developing country.