Peace and War

Peace and war in many developing countries, especially in the sub-Saharan African parts of the world, are rampant. The root cause of war is the scarce distribution of resources which cause civil conflicts in the countries and this affects the growth of the nation. Foreign aid is one of the contributions which bring in assistance to cater for the poor and the general affected society. Foreign aid is advantageous in the essence that it allows the economic growth and distribution of the available resources. In a country such as Madagascar, war implicated the death of thousands of people who were affected by the civil wars (Boyce, 2013). The positive impact of the distribution of foreign aid is the fact that the poor people get a clean and resourceful source of living from donors. The bringing together of the particular communities which were involved in the war is beneficial to the society and the government at large.

 Advancement of the economy has created a chance for the government to get support for their projects for the growth of the nation. The negative impact of peace and war to the distribution of foreign aid is the fact that donors and other interested parties give rules and regulations on the use of the resources submitted to these governments. For example, in Madagascar, the donors opted to reduce the expenditure the government spends on the military (Faust et al., 2015). Public administration was also thinned by the donors including the privatization of the companies owned by the government. This strategy was meant to reduce the effects of the larger community which controlled the government from oppressing the lesser community. From a political perspective, the donors suggested that the need to have economic reforms is urgent as a way of stabilizing the socio-political ideology.

Foreign aid has been an important part of the economy in a country like Madagascar where there are numerous cases of violence. Poverty levels have gone down with a high percentage and the bad state and condition of the country have changed to being a desirable and comfortable country to live. The aid has assisted in ensuring that the minority group of people in that country has taken the bigger portion of controlling the country economically and socially (Ishiyama, 2014). This is a way to ensure that the much bigger and violent community does not engage in the development of the nation fully since these will cause some level of misunderstandings. Madagascar is one of the countries in the sub-Saharan part of the world where the international aid and donors have injected too many resources for its rescue.

There have been improved campaigns to ensure that the poverty levels, especially in the rural areas, are reduced to least. Citizens have benefited from this program through the use of the available resources to create a pool of resources where many people can pull their help from. The government has ensured that there is total security in the country to allow for peace to thrive in the communities. Peace campaigns through electing leaders of all ages into the government have allowed the country to grow significantly (Faust et al., 2015). Economic growth through solely has been the focus of the Madagascar government in ensuring that there is equal growth and this has been a success since the locals have benefited from this program.

Foreign aid has been the key driver when it comes to the development of socioeconomic opportunities in Madagascar and this can be attributed to the fact that the international community had injected the country with resources. Poverty levels have dropped from 40 percent to at least 30 percent over the years. Politically Madagascar has improved and almost stabilized and the gender equality rule has allowed the women to occupy at least 64 percent of the total seats in the parliament (Scales, 2014). The country has grown from being an agricultural based economy of low income to be a knowledge, service, and economy oriented country. Projects such as the poverty reduction strategies have been implemented which aims at ensuring that the economy is accelerated to higher levels and therefore transforming the country economically.

Rural development, economic growth, youth empowerment and having a government that is accountable have all been as a result of the foreign aid. The growth domestic product has risen to over $1000 and the people living in poverty have reduced to below 30 percent over the years. Individuals living in the extreme poverty levels have also been reduced from above 20 percent to below 9 percent (Boyce, 2013). Construction of quality infrastructure and the increase in the lighting of the rural and urban centers has created peace and harmony and almost making the country a 24-hour economy kind of a country. The government is currently working on ensuring that there is less dependency on the foreign aids which has contributed to at least over 30 percent of the total budget. This is a strategy that will be done through the use of domestic resources to mobilize the growth of the economy domestically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Boyce, J. K. (2013). Investing in peace: Aid and conditionality after civil wars(No. 351). Routledge.

Faust, J., Grävingholt, J., & Ziaja, S. (2015). Foreign aid and the fragile consensus on state fragility. Journal of International Relations and Development, 18(4), 407-427.

Ishiyama, J. (2014). Civil wars and party systems. Social Science Quarterly, 95(2), 425-447.

Narang, N. (2015). Assisting uncertainty: how humanitarian aid can inadvertently prolong civil war. International Studies Quarterly, 59(1), 184-195.

Scales, I. R. (2014). The future of conservation and development in Madagascar: time for a new paradigm?. Madagascar Conservation & Development, 9(1), 5-12.Sawyer, K., Cunningham, K. G., & Reed, W. (2017). The role of external support in civil war termination. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 61(6), 1174-1202.