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ECONOMICS > AID

Preferred term

AID  

Definition

  • ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER, THE RECIPIENT TYPICALLY BEING A LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY. AID IS USUALLY INTENDED EITHER TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF IN EMERGENCIES, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR TO FINANCE MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

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Entry terms

  • FOREIGN AID
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

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Definition source

  • DE-2017

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ee0d2c2f-4f06-4932-8f15-52f90ed713c6

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