“Public Concern for Reallocation Aid in the Presence of Alternative Donors
Scholars have long recognized the dual nature of bilateral foreign aid: on the one hand, foreign aid flows are justified with reference to how they will help achieve economic development goals in aid-receiving countries; on the other hand, the provision of foreign aid supports geostrategic objectives that go beyond sustainable economic development in poor countries. These mixed motives complicate the process of generating public support for foreign aid.