Global Geography by korey white on Prezi. Michael Metcalfe: We need money for aid. So let's print it. Humanitarian aid can benefit donors too, says study. 19 February 2014Last updated at 10:02 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Giving aid can help increase global influence, says the report Giving foreign aid can bring important strategic advantages to the donor country, according to a study by US and Australian academics.
The study wanted to test claims that giving humanitarian aid was in the self-interest of the donor as well as the recipient. It found "compelling evidence" that regional influence could be increased by being a high-profile donor. The study examined how the US funded overseas HIV/Aids projects. Researchers at Dartmouth College in the US, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University wanted to see if there was evidence to support anecdotal impressions that giving aid brought "soft power" benefits to donor countries. 'Global opinion' The researchers say that major powers can gain more influence "by actually doing good". But the research says that it has to be the right kind of humanitarian aid.
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