Talk:Foreign Aid: A Neoliberalism Phenomenon

Hi there,

Great page. It was very well laid out and super informative. I have a minor suggestion that might help clarify your points - you speak to the importance of neoliberalism in the aid phenomenon - it might be worth it to link a page dedicated to neoliberalism, or briefly define the term for readers.

Additionally, a very common critique of foreign aid lies in its potential contribution to conflict. That is, a country receives aid and it increases the incentive of other actors (e.g. paramilitary, guerrilla groups, etc.) to engage in violence as a means of acquiring these resources (e.g. food, money, etc.). I'd consider addressing this in your final section as it's a super contentious topic among scholars.

Otherwise, I thought you did an excellent job. Great work!

Hey! I thought your wiki page on foreign aid was super informative. Honestly you went right into it and I don't have much to add. But if you wanted to further expand on the benefits and/or critiques of foreign aid perhaps you could make subsections in those sections about when foreign aid worked for a country and when it did not? Such as when the U.S. was involved in conflicts post-WWII that were "necessary" (Korea, Iraq, the Dominican Republic, etc.). Additionally, you could go into how the U.S. has a mixed record of helping countries rebuild into democratic societies. Foreign aid for South Korea and Taiwan may be argued what helped lead those countries into their current state. I believe it was Britain who poured funds into Taiwan and helped it become an international banking centre it is today? Chile also received massive foreign aid and it turned out fairly successful. As for failures, you could perhaps talk about the U.S. and Iraq or Afghanistan. Then again, you may not want to take your research in too much of a U.S.-centric approach, haha. I guess it just so happens that the existing order is predicated on U.S. hegemony and maintaining that structure (at least for now) is vital for stability.

Good luck on the rest of your wiki!