批评者指出，这笔钱并没有达到真正需要它们的人手中；援助造成了依赖从而有害于受助国；国内也需要援助；援助的主要作用是鼓了顾问和来源国既得利益者的腰包。
Critics argue that the money does not reach those who truly need it; that it creates dependency, and thus harms recipient countries; that it is needed at home; and that it generates income primarily for consultants and source-country vested interests.