Editing Dependency theory (section)

=== Stunted economic growth ===
A main concern revolving around the issue of foreign aid is that the citizens in the country that is benefiting from aid lose motivation to work after receiving aid. In addition, some citizens will deliberately work less, resulting in a lower income, which in turn qualifies them for aid provision.<ref>{{Cite book|title=For Protection and Promotion|last1=Grosh|first1=Margaret E.|last2=Del Ninno|first2=Carlo|last3=Tesliuc|first3=Emil|last4=Ouerghi|first4=Azedine|date=2008-08-25|publisher=The World Bank|isbn=9780821375815|doi = 10.1596/978-0-8213-7581-5}}</ref> Aid dependent countries are associated with having a lowly motivated workforce, a result from being accustomed to constant aid, and therefore the country is less likely to make economic progress and the living-standards are less likely to be improved. A country with long-term aid dependency remains unable to be self-sufficient and is less likely to make meaningful GDP growth which would allow for them to rely less on aid from richer countries. Food aid has been criticized heavily along with other aid imports due to its damage to the domestic economy. A higher dependency on aid imports results in a decline in the domestic demand for those products. In the long-run, the agricultural industry in [[Least developed countries|LDC]] countries grows weaker due to long-term declines in demand as a result from food aid. In the future when aid is decreased, many LDC countries's agricultural markets are under-developed and therefore it is cheaper to import agricultural products.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gerstein|first=Dean R.|date=2008-06-01|title="A compilation of gambling-related resources available online," and the Alberta Gaming Research Institute, <nowiki>http://www.abgaminginstitute.ualberta.ca/</nowiki> (last accessed May 30, 2007)|journal=Journal of Gambling Issues|issue=21|pages=147–148|doi=10.4309/jgi.2008.21.12|issn=1910-7595|doi-access=free}}</ref> This occurred in [[Haiti]], where 80% of their grain stocks come from the United States even after a large decrease in aid.<ref>{{Cite report|title=Ending aid dependency through tax: emerging research findings|doi=10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-0153-3007}}</ref> In countries where there is a primary-product dependency on an item being imported as aid, such as wheat, economic shocks can occur and push the country further into an economic crisis.