Use the Internet to
research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include
an examination of the effects that war and peace have on the distribution of
foreign aid, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks
1 through 3.
Write a three to four (3-4)
page research paper in which you:
1.
Assess the positive and
negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the distribution of
foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected. Support your
response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited.
2.
Analyze the specific actions
that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its
foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to
relieve the severe problems caused by warfare.
3.
Discuss whether or not the
extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of
warfare in the selected country. Support your response with examples.
4.
Use at least five (5) quality
academic resources in this assignment.Note:Wikipedia, blogs, and other
nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of
resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the
last seven (7) years.
When referencing the
selected resources, please use the following format:
·
Webtext Format:
·
o Name
of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
§ Example:
Soomo. Understanding Development [Webtext].
Retrieved fromhttp://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.
·
Lecture Format:
·
o Name
of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.
§ Example:
Strayer University. (2013). Understanding
Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.
·
Internet Resources:
·
o Author’s
Name. (Date of publication).Title of the resource.
Retrieved from website url.
§ Example:
Wuestewald, Eric. (2014).Portraits
of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved fromhttp://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.
Your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
·
Include a cover page containing
the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course
learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Analyze how funding in the form
of aid, investment, and loans moves from industrialized nations to the
developing world to alleviate the problems caused by warfare.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
·
Write clearly and concisely
about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.
