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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Niall Ferguson, Dambisa Moyo
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In the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Has this assistance improved the lives of Africans? No. In fact, across the continent, the recipients of this aid are not better off as a result of it, but worse€”much worse.In Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined€”and millions continue to suffer. Provocatively drawing a sharp contrast between African countries that have rejected the aid route and prospered and others that have become aid-dependent and seen poverty increase, Moyo illuminates the way in which overreliance on aid has trapped deve

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Book Details

Language: English
Paperback: 188 pages
Publisher: Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd (2010)
ISBN-10: 1553655427
ISBN-13: 9780141031187
Genre: History
Size: 14 cm x 20.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 101 grams
Condition: Good

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