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As the gap between the rich and the poor at the global level expands, there is urgent need to consider the increasingly difficult situation developing countries have to face. Rich countries and other organisations like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and many NGOs have given considerable attention to developing countries issues and have set numerous targets, plans and policies in order to help those countries come out of poverty. Individuals in developed countries are becoming increasingly active in giving aid for developing countries. Issues arise however, that question the efficiency and motives behind many humanitarian efforts that take place every day. Foreign aid is one of the most criticized aspects of all humanitarian efforts. After half a century of increasing aid of all sorts ranging from financial aid to food aid, lasting results of development in poor countries have been far from proportional to the aid received. Although emergency aid is very helpful and......

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