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Definition of Economic aid
1. Noun. Money to support a worthy person or cause.
Specialized synonyms: Public Assistance, Social Welfare, Welfare, Philanthropic Gift, Philanthropy, Scholarship, Fellowship, Foreign Aid, Grant, Grant-in-aid, Traineeship
Generic synonyms: Gift
Lexicographical Neighbors of Economic Aid
Literary usage of Economic aid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arms Reduction: Economic Implications in the Post-Cold War Era by Lawrence Robert Klein, Fu-chen Lo, Warwick J. McKibbin (1995)
"If economic aid is increased, under the promise of demilitarization, then it is
possible that some leakages could occur since countries feel that their ..."
2. Yen for Development: Japanese Foreign Aid & the Politics of Burden-sharing by Shafiqul Islam (1991)
"But a major part of economic aid goes to promoting the nation's military and
security objectives, and a large share of both types of aid subsidizes sales of ..."
3. Guatemala, Getting Away with Murder: An Americas Watch and Physicians for by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), Anne Manuel, Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Military and economic aid • Americas Watch
and Physicians for Human Rights oppose resumption of military aid or the ..."
4. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"As a consequence the Soviet Union became more cautious about giving support, and
realized that economic aid could not provide sustained political leverage ..."
5. Fitful Peace: Human Rights and Reconciliation in Nicaragua Under the by Cynthia Arnson, David Holiday (1991)
"Although the Administration pledged a total of $541 million in economic aid in
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, only $189 million had been disbursed by the time ..."
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