An empirical analysis of the determinants of foreign aid: a panel...

International Advances in Economic Research;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......approach to examine the determinants of foreign aid. It examines the extent to which taxes...private credit, and education determine foreign aid. The paper specifies and estimates a model that explains the allocation of foreign aid among 151 countries over the period...

Making foreign aid work

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 25, 2002 ;     507 words ...Making foreign aid work By FOSTER Monday, March 25, 2002 Foreign aid has always been a neglected stepchild in the world...But when it comes time to vote on money for the foreign aid account, that support quickly evaporates, with the...

Fiscal hawks relent on foreign aid cuts: Supporters more vocal than in...

The Washington Times;  February 17, 1997 ;     692 words ......money - not less - must be spent on foreign aid if the United States is to remain a...is one reason Democratic friends of foreign aid are optimistic that there may be enough...need to understand that we have cut foreign aid dramatically, and we better be aware...

Foreign aid's feeble rate of return.(Commentary)

The Washington Times;  May 21, 1997 ;     596 words ......Committee voted to spend $16.4 billion on foreign aid in 1998. At the behest of the Clinton...administration, the Republican panel raised foreign aid next year by $800 million. Ironically...virtual consensus on the failure of foreign aid. Indeed, even the liberal Brookings...

With the end of Cold War, many rethink foreign aid

The Boston Globe;  November 17, 1991 ;     700+ words ......an Ohio Democrat, used to believe in foreign aid. Although many of his constituents opposed...House, Pease voted to kill the 1992 foreign aid bill -- now known as the International...people are almost uniformly against foreign aid," he said. "I don't mind voting for...

STUDY'S CALL TO END FOREIGN AID MISGUIDED.(Editorial)(Editorial)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 23, 1998 ;     700+ words ......United Nations. The study contends that foreign aid, contrary to official American claims...the 1997 U.N. session, 74 percent of foreign aid recipients voted against the United...coming congressional deliberations on foreign aid appropriations on next year's budget...

CONGRESSIONAL PROPOSAL ON FOREIGN AID SHIELDS ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  December 13, 1994 ;     700+ words ......12-13-1994 CONGRESSIONAL PROPOSAL ON FOREIGN AID SHIELDS ISRAEL, MIDDLE EAST FROM. CUTS...fears that Israel will suffer a cut it foreign aid under a Republican- controlled legislature...Congress, unveiled his vision of a new foreign aid program on Monday. His proposal shields...

GREAT DECISIONS Foreign aid gets bum rap

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 8, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Foreign aid financing the economic development of...the man Americans hate the most, but foreign aid may be their most hated program. The...anybody. Perhaps the biggest myth about foreign aid is that the U.S. is the world's sugar...

New rationale needed for foreign aid

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  March 31, 2002 ;     554 words ......How to make the recipients of U.S. foreign aid more accountable for using it wisely...say: The United States should allocate foreign aid only to those poor countries committed...economic policies New rationale needed for foreign aid Foreign aid always has been a ...

Reforms in Store for American Foreign Aid Programs

NPR All Things Considered;  September 30, 1993 ;     700+ words ......sent to the president the $13 billion foreign aid bill approved by the house last night...world is in jeopardy, and signs that the foreign aid program in general could collapse if...Leahy says he will not vote for another foreign aid bill like this one. Sen. PATRICK LEAHY...

Does old-fashioned foreign aid still have a place in the twenty-first...

Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......This study investigates the impact of foreign aid on the economic growth of recipients...1990-2000), this study reveals that foreign aid has a negative and insignificant impact on their economic growth. INTRODUCTION Foreign aid is granted for different purposes: humanitarian...

Foreign aid and the potential effects on income inequality in recipient...

Journal of International Business Research;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Foreign aid can be effective in promoting economic...study examines the effectiveness of foreign aid on income inequality, as measured...Several studies have documented that foreign aid has a positive effect on economic...

Freedom, Not Foreign Aid, For Africa

The Broward Times;  July 15, 2005 ;     674 words ...Foreign aid goes from government to government. Foreign aid allows Africa's corrupt regimes to buy military equipment...pressuring the rich nations of the world to give more foreign aid to Africa - to the tune of $25 billion a year by 2010...

Debate on foreign aid shifts as spending bill is prepared

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  June 13, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Telegraphic Agency 06-13-1995 Debate on foreign aid shifts as spending bill is prepared...bitter partisan feud that erupted over foreign aid in the House last week, lawmakers and...irrelevant in the ongoing debate over foreign aid. The action has shifted from the House...

Sri Lanka says no foreign aid direct to Tigers

Xinhua News Agency;  January 26, 2005 ;     196 words ...Sri Lanka says no foreign aid direct to Tigers COLOMBO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government...that no foreign government would be channeling tsunami disaster relief aid to the Tamil Tiger rebels. Harim Peiris, the director general of...