Does giving international aid sometimes cause more harm than good?

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To be beneficial, aid must be managed intelligently by both sending and receiving countries. If the aid isn't managed as it should be, it could lead to an economic crisis or dependence due to the lack of coordination.

For example, in 2010 Haiti was hit by earthquakes. After that, the international community decided to provide money, but it was NGOs that managed it in fact. Indeed, the government didn't receive anything, which means that institutions couldn't have been reinforced in the future.

So the aid helped Haiti to overcome the crisis, but right after that an economic crisis appeared due to NGOs which managed everything.

In conclusion, international aid can cause more harm if it has bad management during periods of crisis or other situations, and the example of Haiti shows that aid has to be more coordinated.

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