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GCSE Geography · key term
Money, goods, technology or specialist skills provided to help people or support a country's development.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Money, goods, expertise or other assistance provided internationally to support people or development.
Revise: Global Relationships: Trade and International AidNigeria is a newly emerging economy (NEE): a country experiencing economic growth and industrial development. Its relationships with other countries include political cooperation, trade, foreign investment and international aid. These connections influence development, but they work in different ways.
Specification 5.4 · Paper 2
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Two important types are international aid and inter-governmental agreements. A separate distinction concerns who makes the decisions: projects can be top-down, led by governments or transnational corporations (TNCs), or bottom-up, led by communities. These categories overlap: international aid can fund either approach.
Specification 6.2b · Paper 2, Paper 3
Money, supplies, equipment or expertise provided by another country or organisation to help people or support development.
Revise: Global Influences on DevelopmentThree important connections are international trade, investment by transnational corporations (TNCs), and international aid or debt relief. They work differently: trade earns income by selling goods and services; investment finances business activity; aid provides assistance; and debt relief reduces repayment obligations.