Book says Foreign Aid does more harm than good

A Surprising Case Against Foreign Aid - NYTimes.com: "In his new book, Angus Deaton, an expert’s expert on global poverty and foreign aid, puts his considerable reputation on the line and declares that foreign aid does more harm than good. It corrupts governments and rarely reaches the poor, he argues, and it is high time for the paternalistic West to step away and allow the developing world to solve its own problems. . . ." (read more at link above)

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