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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working And How There Is A Better Way For Africa (2009)

by Dambisa Moyo(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0374139563 (ISBN13: 9780374139568)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

review 1: I think her argument is fairly persuasive, though not always written completely persuasively. Her suggested changes all sound about right, but also sound difficult to get politicians and banks to implement. But the central thesis does persuade me: the kind of long-term aid the developed countries have been providing to the continent of Africa is not elevating the recipients of that aid, and may actually be hindering Africa's economic development.
review 2: I have to say this is a brilliant book. It's everything you want in a book; it's concise, to the point, well written, engages the reader and has just the right amount of information to bring about the main argument of the book. The main argument of the book is that aid isn't only not helping Africa, but in fa... morect aid is the main reason for its economic decline. Africa's reliance should stop instantly and instead it should try to engage itself in the international market. The first part of the book sketches how aid started post World War II down to our modern day. I found this part extremely informative. It answered many questions i had regarding aid and the West's intention behind it. Second part of the book lists her suggestions and an effective alternative to aid. To list them briefly: government bonds, micro-finance, trade, Afro-Chinese relations. less

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