4.Somepeoplesaythatgivingaidtopoorcountrieshasmorenegativeeffectsthanpositiveeffects.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Somepeoplearguethatprovidingsupporttolow-incomecountrieswouldgeneratemoredrawbacksthanbenefits,andIfirmlyagreewiththisopinion.Admittedly,poorcountriesthatreceivesupportfromothercountrieswillhavemoreresourcestoboosttheireconomy.Reasonswhysomecountriesarepoorcanbevarious,suchasthelackofnaturalresources,theinconvenienttransportationandundevelopedtechnologies.Consideringthat,resourcestheyacquirefromothercountries,includingdirectfinancialassistance,fundamentalinfrastructureconstruction,aswellaseducationalresourcesinput,willimprovetheireconomyfromdifferentperspectives.Therefore,gettingaidfromothercountriescanbebeneficialforlow-incomecountries.Nevertheless,acknowledgingthebenefitofthatbehaviordoesnotnecessarilypresumethatitbringsnodrawbacks.Firstly,countriesreceivingaidmayhaverelianceontheexternalassistance.Asmentionedabove,reasonsforcountriesbeingpoorcanbevarious,whereasnoneofthemcanbetackledinashorttime.Hence,whenreceivingtheexternalsupport,theymayhavedifficultytouseitproperly.Thesituationcanbeevenworseiftheydonotrealizethattheirfinancialburdenwillnotbeeasedonlybyreceivingaidfromothercountries,inthatcase,poorcountriesmayrelymoreondevelopedcountriesandlosetheirpatiencetofigureouttheirowncompetitiveness.Secondly,aidproviderscanalsofacepoliticalpressureduetotheirextraresources’allocationoutsidetheircountries.Forthosecountries,manytaxpayersmaybelievethatthedutyofgovernmentsistoinvestinfieldsthatarehighlyconcernedbytaxpayers,suchasmedicalandwelfare,whileprovidingassistancetootherpoorcountrieswillmakegovernmentsrunoutofmoney.Afterall,bothdirectfinancialsupportandinfrastructureconstructionarequitecostly.Thus,governmentsmayreceivecomplaintsfromcitizens,whichmayleadtopoliticalissues.Inconclusion,althoughprovidingaidtopoorcountrieswillimprovelow-incomecountries’economy,itwillalsobringdrawbackstocountriesthatreceiveandgiveassistance,respectively.
