Dead aid

why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa

By Moyo, Dambisa & Ferguson, Niall

Publishers Summary:
In "Dead Aid," Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa that has channeled billions of dollars in aid but failed to reduce poverty and increase growth. He offers a new, more hopeful vision of how to address the desperate poverty that plagues millions.

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ISBN
978-0-37413-956-8
Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2009.


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Reviewed on April 1, 2009

Economist Moyo (former head, Economic Research and Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, Goldman Sachs) makes a startling assertion: charitable aid to African nations is not just ineffective-it is worse than no aid. Moyo, who was born and raised in Zambia, joins a small but growing number of observers (including microfinance expert Muhammad Yunnus) who argue that charity f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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