“A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep”? Understanding Public Support for Aid: The Case of the United Kingdom

Spencer Henson and Johanna Lindstrom

World Development, 2013, vol. 42, issue C, 67-75

Abstract: Despite interest in public support for aid to developing countries, there has been limited academic research. This paper reports analysis of survey data for the United Kingdom that explores the factors driving support for cuts in aid spending as a case example. Dominant factors are found to be beliefs in the moral imperative to help reduce poverty in developing countries versus the prioritization of efforts to tackle poverty in the United Kingdom. Most socio-demographic factors are insignificant. The results highlight the need to examine support for aid in the context of government spending more generally.

Keywords: aid; public opinion; support; UK (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.07.004

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