international development
Cross-border poverty reduction
International development refers to efforts—typically by governments, NGOs, and international organizations—to improve economic conditions, living standards, and institutional capacity in poorer countries.
The field encompasses foreign aid, infrastructure projects, health initiatives, and poverty reduction programs: She works in international development for the World Bank.
The term often implies a relationship between wealthy donor nations and recipient countries in the Global South.
Helper of suffering people
- donorOne who contributes freely
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- grantBestow or award money
- reliefEasing of distress
NGO · USAID · UNICEF · foreign aid · aid worker · disbursement · recipient · conditionality
Deploying capital for returns
- tradeExchange of commodities
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- GDPNational output abbreviation
economic growth · import substitution · remittances · debt relief · microcredit · value chain · fiscal policy · monetary policy
Shared business arrangement
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
coalition · knowledge sharing · cultural exchange · diplomatic relations · harmonization
Accountable, transparent institutional management
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- anti-corruptionOpposing abuse of office
- rule of lawSupremacy of established laws
democratization · civil society · human rights · policy reform · decentralization · public administration · stakeholder engagement · empowerment
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- illiteracyInability to read
unemployment · destitution · homelessness · subsistence · disparity · sanitation · child mortality · disease
Self-replenishing natural power
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- climate adaptationAdjusting to environmental shifts
- climate mitigationReducing global warming's drivers
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
biodiversity · ecosystem · clean energy · green growth · environmental impact · Paris Agreement · resilience · deforestation
humanitarian
Helper of suffering people
relief · NGO · USAID · UNICEF · foreign aid · aid worker · disbursement · recipient · conditionality · emergency relief
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- tradeExchange of commodities
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
GDP · economic growth · import substitution · remittances · debt relief · microcredit · value chain · fiscal policy · monetary policy · World Bank
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- World BankGlobal development finance institution
consortium · coalition · knowledge sharing · cultural exchange · diplomatic relations · harmonization
good governance
Accountable, transparent institutional management
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- anti-corruptionOpposing abuse of office
rule of law · democratization · civil society · human rights · policy reform · decentralization · public administration · stakeholder engagement · empowerment · gender equality
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- slumsImpoverished, crowded districts
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
illiteracy · unemployment · destitution · homelessness · subsistence · disparity · sanitation · child mortality · disease · famine
renewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- climate adaptationAdjusting to environmental shifts
- climate mitigationReducing global warming's drivers
carbon footprint · biodiversity · ecosystem · clean energy · green growth · environmental impact · Paris Agreement · resilience · deforestation · desertification
international developmentdomestic policy
Government actions within borders
national development · internal affairs · community development · domestic affairs
international developmentcolonial exploitation
Extracting wealth from conquered territories
imperialism · neocolonialism · resource extraction · economic exploitation · colonialism
international developmentunderdevelopment
Inadequate economic or social progress
economic decline · societal collapse · regression · stagnation · impoverishment
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