IS AID A CURSE OR A BLESSING TO AFRICA?
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IS AID A CURSE OR A BLESSING TO AFRICA? THE CASE OF UGANDA
IS AID A CURSE OR A BLESSING TO AFRICA? THE CASE OF UGANDA

Author(s): Tshukudu Theophilus Tebetso
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Editura Bibliotheca
Keywords: Africa; foreign aid; Uganda;

Summary/Abstract: The role of foreign aid in promoting growth and development in general is a debatable issue and remains unsettled at both the theoretical and empirical level. It isevident that the African continent has substantially received large amounts of foreign aidsince the 1960s, but little improvement has taken place or observed in its socio-economicdevelopment. This essay considers the statement as to whether foreign aid is a blessing ora curse to Africa. Uganda will be used as a cases study in this paper.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1 (46)
  • Page Range: 81-88
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English