A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still struggles with poverty and serious...

It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says Pankaj Ghemawat. With great data (and an eye-opening survey), he argues that there's a delta...

What is foreign aid? How much foreign aid does the United States distribute each year. Comparatively, not much. In fact, foreign aid only accounts for a small fraction of most nations' overall spending. But it's hugely important. Foreign...

Unlike her European counterparts, the Netherlands invested very little in education within its colonies. While the Dutch introduced a system of formal education for the local population of Indonesia, it was restricted to certain...

In the 1980s Nauru was the richest country in the world on a per capita basis. Nauru's wealth can be entirely attributed to its deposits of Phosphate, a substance used in fertilizers. However, by the early 2000s they had completely run...

In which John discusses the strangeness of large numbers, and this year's Annual Letter from Melinda and Bill Gates. Other topics discussed include the human microbiome, the Green Revolution, the foreign aid budget in the United States,...

The video provides an explanation of what the balance of payments is and its importance in measuring a country's trading performance on the world stage. The video breaks down the balance of payments into two main sub-accounts: the...

This video is a lecture discussing foreign aid and assistance given to developing countries. The speaker explains the reasons why developing countries require aid from the developed world and how aid can help strengthen their economies....

South Korea, a highly-developed and wealthy economy that epitomizes the story of a modern Asian nation, has made the transition from a very poor to very rich in less than one life's generation.



Today, the nation is a...

North Korea, the most closed-off country on earth. This Asian nation is often the center of intense scrutiny for its aggressive displays of militarism, its internationally condemned nuclear program, and of course its oppressive...

When leaving the EU, the UK government promised that the country could reclaim a new powerful place on the global stage. However, with Britain out it's hard to see this becoming a reality. So in this video we discuss what powers Britain...

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Michael Meacher MP on climate change and foreign aid.

President Joe Biden is being challenged from within the Democratic Party over the $3.8 billion of aid the U.S. sends to Israel every year.

This is the arctic: home to a small specialized economic zone that doesn’t technically belong to any established nation on earth.



The North Pole is an interesting economic case study, primarily because of its surprisingly...

Cuba. This picturesque nation between the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean is home to possibly the most bizarre economy in the world.

You can improve your English vocabulary and English pronunciation by studying these vocab words, repeating them along with me to master each sound. We’ll study each word by focusing on how Americans actually pronounce it, and we’ll...

We discuss how much the government of the United Kingdom spends on Foreign Aid Spending.

The UK spends about 0.7% of its income on foreign aid, which isn't a trivial amount of money. So in this video, we discuss wether or not the UK should reduce that amount, choosing to spend more domestically. We also examine what our...

How do we make economic development work for everyone?



William Easterly (Professor of Economics @New York University and Co-director @NYU DRI) discusses the critical successes and failures of nations in the evolving globa
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Rich countries are giving more in foreign aid than ever before. But which countries are the most generous?

Shady dealing, bribery and extortion. Those are just a few of the various underhand schemes that are taking place in these corrupt countries

Rich countries are giving more in foreign aid than ever before. We analysed the data to see which countries are spending and receiving the most

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world's poorest country, with a large majority of its 70 million citizens living in absolute poverty. For a long time, poverty in Africa has been seen as a purely humanitarian issue. But...