The terms aid or development aid (often also foreign aid or development assistance) are not entirely unambiguous and are often used with slightly different meanings by different writers and organizations. However, there is agreement that in essence...

The end of the Second World War marked a fundamental shift in America's security that profoundly affected the nation's society, culture, and identity. Prior to World War II, America felt secure with the protection provided by the Atlantic...

Grants, loans on favourable terms or the supply of services by governments or charitable bodies to less developed countries. In its favour, it has been argued that aid creates the notion of an international human community, reduces political tension...

FOREIGN AID which consists of the distribution to developing countries by an international agency, e.g. the WORLD BANK, of the grants given by wealthier countries. Although it is argued that aid in this form is fairer than BILATERAL AID, it is still...

Aid flowing between a particular donor country and a particular recipient; often TIED AID. See also: foreign aid; multilateral...

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Not to be confused with Aid. For Wikipedia-specific use of "AID", see . AID may refer to: Activation-Induced (Cytidine) Deaminase, an enzyme Algebraic Interpretive Dialogue, an implementation of JOSS II for the PDP-10 Americans for Informed Democracy,...