Question

Suppose a relatively poor country receives foreign aid to be used for education.​ However, a large portion of the money is stolen by local government officials.​ Nevertheless, some of the schools do receive some of the money that was intended for them. Suppose the schools that receive the aid tend to be those in richer areas that have more resources to start with and better connections. In this​ case, the foreign aid for education is likely to​ ____________

Answer 1

Answer: Contribute to greater inequality of resources

Explanation: Foreign aid in this case, due to the usual behaviour of local government officials in poor countries, will encourage division and inequality, so that the richer areas will get some help and become richer than they were, and the poor areas will be left without aid and money stolen by government officials. In this way, due to bureaucracy, connections and corruption, the differences in resources will increase, i.e. the richer regions will have even more resources than before and the poor will continue to be poor.