... money into a governmental system and letting the money filter down through the 'chain of command'. It enables economic growth whilst ensuring that natural resources are not depleted and helps people to help themselves. The main alternative forms of development and aid are bilateral aid, multi-lateral aid and relief aid. Bilateral is aid given directly by a donor government to a recipient government. Multi-lateral aid is aid is given by an MEDC3 government to an international organisation such as the World Bank or the IMF4, who then redistribute it to poorer countries. Relief aid is funded by both governmental organisations and non-governmental organisations and provides short-term disaster relief for natural disasters e.g. drought, or human-induced disasters e.g. civil war (2). By comparing case studies of sustainable development in the areas of a) agriculture and food supply, and b) the use of rainforests as a natural resource, with other forms of aid ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now