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Foreign Aid The dictionary definition of the term 'foreign aid' is: "The administered transfer of resources from the advanced countries for the purpose of encouraging economic growth in developing countries." [Bannock:1988 P.164] However, so as not to confuse foreign aid with the investments of multinational corporations or commercial banks, many economists require foreign aid to meet two distinct criteria: 1) Its objective must be noncommercial from the point of view of the donor and 2) it should be characterized by concessional terms. There are many ways and means of transferring resources to LDC's (Less Developed Countries): Multilaterally, as with the many international agencies such as the World Bank or various departments of the United Nations. Bilaterally, which is an agreement between two countries for a specific amount or item of aid. Direct food aid, or, the granting of preferential tariffs by developed countries to Third World exports of manufactured goods. However,...

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