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UK overseas aid failing to reduce poverty, report finds

Graham Watson

4th February 2019

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Evidence if it were needed that overseas aid (ODA) isn't the developmental panacea that some claim it to be, with the One Campaign suggesting that the aid given by Britain - particularly by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Foreign Office - isn't properly targeted. The UK is one of the few countries to meet the UN target of spending 0.7% of GDP on aid annually.

More details here on UK overseas aid from Full Fact.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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