So we prefer to do an airlift - the difference being that you bring supplies in, in massive quantities by plane, to some distribution point or to a central point and then you move it out from there and that way you can spread the aid out to many places where they need it the most.

BBC: Afghan aid: What more can be done to help?

Foreign aid workers affirm that the government tries to spread its resources as widely as possible.

ECONOMIST: Yemen

Aid workers' worst fear is that the disorder will spread.

ECONOMIST: The race to get food into Afghanistan before winter is on

Rating agencies also drank the Kool-Aid and gave AAA ratings to this stuff, which, thanks to securitization, was spread all around the world.

FORBES: Magazine Article

With so many villages isolated by floods, getting enough aid to people to keep them alive and to stop the spread of disease will be a challenge over the next few weeks.

ECONOMIST: After Mitch

He continues to set great store by development aid to further policy but he has thoughts as well on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and reforming international institutions.

ECONOMIST: The prime minister's developing view of the world

We started out with aid to banks, of course that's now spread to the auto industry, and just this week we're finding out that the GMAC, this giant company that provides auto loans, is also getting help.

NPR: Economy Is Not Off Life-Support Yet