Which Strategy Do You Think Is the Most Appropriate for Narrowing the Development Gap?

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Which strategy do you think is the most appropriate for narrowing the development gap? There are many different strategies that can be used to narrow the development gap. These being aid, debt relief, trade, tourism, and investment. There are many different forms of aid, bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental and charity aid. However non-governmental is the best type to narrow the development gap. This is the most appropriate aid because it makes sure that basic needs are met. Without this it’s hard for a country to develop. Small problems are solved, and help towards the long term development of the country. This aid can also be given in the form of technological aid, e.g. Water aid in Mali. Technological aid means that the country or area will learn how to resolve problems such as lack of water, as the country now has this knowledge they are less reliant on things such as aid. Therefore they can develop at a faster rate. Non-governmental aid does not need to be repaid, unlike with multilateral aid. Multilateral aid leads to the country developing slower, as money they could be spent on further development is spent on repaying debts. Also due to the fact that multilateral aid is based on money, the development gap may narrow slower due to basic needs not being met. However there are also problems with non-governmental aid, these being that due to corruption in some countries aid may not reach the people it is intending to help. Another strategy that could be used to narrow the development gap is trade. I personally don’t believe that trade can bridge the development gap. This is due to things such as exploitation. MEDC’s may pay LEDC’s low prices for their resources, which leads to low wages for their workers. For example Brazil who produce a large amount of coffee, may not be paid a fair amount by MEDC’s. However fair trade may be able to bridge the
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