Undoubtedly governments of developed nations should share the responsibility of
helping less fortunate nations. Different measures exist, ranging from market access to
direct financial payments or even medical assistance. This essay will explain why certain
measures are inherently better than other methods.
Firstly, the most adequate manner to assist the lesser developed countries is not
through health or education ‘hand-outs’. This method is flawed and only offers
temporary relief from long-term challenges; also this assistance can be cut at any
moment, leaving the country stranded. For example, economical help from the UK to
disadvantaged regions in Africa has gradually been reduced since the onset of the
financial crisis. Although some parts of the continent may be better educated or in
better health, the benefit was short lived, thus leaving the countries of Africa to look for other donors.
Commerce is without doubt the most essential type of assistance that can be given. If
the lesser developed country has the opportunity to develop trade, then it will build
strong capabilities to serve it for the long term. These strengths can develop the local
economy and are more reliable than education or health. For example, while trading
with the richer country the government can search for other foreign markets to trade
with. This would offer more stability and diversification for the nation.
To conclude, assistance is definitely necessary for the poorer regions; however,
‘hand-outs’ are short-term solutions. The optimum solution is to offer market access so
the region can produce products and generate regular income. 
 Undoubtedly
  governments
 of developed nations should share the responsibility of
helping less fortunate nations.  
Different
 measures exist, ranging from market access to
direct financial payments or even medical  
assistance
. This essay will  
explain
 why certain
measures are  
inherently
 better than other methods. 
Firstly
, the most adequate manner to assist the lesser developed  
countries
 is not
through health or education ‘hand-outs’. This method  
is flawed
 and  
only
 offers
temporary relief from long-term challenges;  
also
 this  
assistance
 can be  
cut
 at any
moment, leaving the  
country
 stranded.  
For example
, economical  
help
 from the UK to
disadvantaged regions in Africa has  
gradually
 been  
reduced
 since the onset of the
financial crisis. Although  
some
 parts of the continent may be better educated or in
better health, the benefit was short  
lived
,  
thus
 leaving the  
countries
 of Africa to look for other donors.
Commerce is without doubt the most essential type of  
assistance
 that can be  
given
. If
the lesser developed  
country
 has the opportunity to develop trade, then it will build
strong capabilities to serve it for the long term. These strengths can develop the local
economy and are more reliable than education or health.  
For example
, while trading
with the richer  
country
 the  
government
 can search for other foreign markets to trade
with. This would offer more stability and diversification for the nation. 
To conclude
,  
assistance
 is definitely necessary for the poorer regions;  
however
,
‘hand-outs’ are short-term solutions. The optimum solution is to offer market  
access
  so
the region can produce products and generate regular income.