Aid

Ever since the Second World War, aid has become a means for the international community to uplift underdeveloped and developing countries out of poverty and humanitarian crises. Does international aid, however, actually fulfil what it’s meant to fulfil? The answer isn’t straightforward. In the case of the Global South, current poverty data and recent debates about its effectiveness may suggest this might not be the case. Shue-er from the IAS Gazette examines the role of aid and how it may need a structural revamp to further development in the Global South.