EvC Forum: The politics of assassination

Nuggin. Here is the explanation of the figures you have provided from the web site you quoted.

nationmaster.com writes:

Definition: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

Note that the entry does not include "other official flows" or "private flows" The American administration has very little confidence in the OECD and thus donates very lightly to them. Government to government aid is a pathetic waste of money.

When the tsunami hit in SE Asia the Americans were right there providing direct aid, more quickly, more efficiently and more generously than anyone else by my reading of papers in Canada.

The figures you provided are meaningless because they include only the American contribution to the OECD which is only a very small part of their foreign aid policy from everything I understand.

edited to add:

Here is a web site that explains those statistics. By the way, I'm not an American and have never lived there. I just like seeing credit given where credit is due.

Hudson Institute: Looking for something?

quote from report writes:

Europeans and the Japanese continue to give primarily through their governments, but the OECD's outdated measure fails to take into account how Americans now give abroad. In 2000, the last year for which comparative figures are available, U.S. ODA totaled $9.9 billion. This figure includes the budgets of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Peace Corps, contributions to the World Bank, and some State and Defense Department humanitarian assistance. Together, these programs account for just over one-sixth of total U.S. assistance -- public and private -- to developing countries. Private giving makes up more than 60 percent. The remainder -- $12.7 billion in 2000 -- is government aid that, although not within ODA guidelines, is still foreign assistance. This includes aid to Israel, Russia, the Central Asian Republics, and central and eastern European nations and support for the National Endowment for Democracy and international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund.

This isn't the whole story either. It is necessary to read the entire article via the link

This message has been edited by GDR, 08-25-2005 09:52 PM

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