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April 6, 2009

Should the US increase its aid assistance to less developed countries?

By Jiesheng Li

Should the US increase its aid assistance to less developed countries?

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While the US has provided a substantial amount of aid to the international community, it is once of the many developed nations that lags behindthe UN target of 0.7% of aid /GNI. Should the US increase its aid assistance to less developed countries?

Authors Website: http://ipeanddevelopment.wordpress.com

Authors Bio:
Jiesheng graduated with a Masters of Philosophy in Development Studies from the Uniiversity of Cambridge and has a Joint Honours in Economics and Politics from the University of Birmingham. His interests include International Development and International Political Economy. Beyond his academic work, he writes at IPE and Development (http://www.ipeanddevelopment.wordpress.com). He is also invovled in the Global Poliitcs Magazine (http://www.global-politics.co.uk/index.htm) and his own International Development Forum (http://idthinkers.10.forumer.com/).

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