Dead aid: why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa

"In this book, Dambisa Moyo argues that the most important challenge we face today is to destroy the myth that Aid actually works. In the modern globalized economy, simply handing out more money, however well intentioned, will not help the poorest nations achieve sustainable long-term growth. D...

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Main Author: Moyo, Dambisa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Allen Lane 2009
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"In this book, Dambisa Moyo argues that the most important challenge we face today is to destroy the myth that Aid actually works. In the modern globalized economy, simply handing out more money, however well intentioned, will not help the poorest nations achieve sustainable long-term growth. Dead Aid analyses the history of economic development over the last fifty years and shows how Aid crowds out financial and social capital and feeds corruption; the countries that have 'caught up' did so despite rather than because of Aid."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XX, 188 S. 24cm
ISBN:1846142113
9781846140068

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