From the beginning of the European encounter with the African continent, it was seen mainly as a place of barbarism (the “Dark Continent”), and it was on this basis that the imperial powers carved up its territories at the 1884 Berlin conference. The political scientist Benedict Anderson once observed that Africa functioned as a kind of continental Rorschach blot for intellectuals, who tended to project onto it their grand ideas about economics and government. Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africaįarrar, Straus & Giroux, 208 pages, $24.00 Much debated in the United States and the United Kingdom on publication, Dead Aid is an unsettling yetoptimistic work, a powerful challenge to the assumptions and arguments that support a profoundly misguided development policy in Africa.And it is a clarion call to a new, more hopeful vision of how to address the desperate poverty that plagues millions.Assessing the Costs of the West’s African Pity Party
Debunking the current model of international aidpromoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of theworld's poorest countries. In fact, poverty levels continue toescalate and growth rates have steadily declined―and millions continue to suffer. Reading Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africaĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa full bookĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Wayfor AfricaBOOK DETAILPaperback: 208 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reprint edition (March 2, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0374532125 ISBN-13: 978-0374532123 Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.5 x 8.1 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) CustomerReviews: 4.4 out of 5 stars343 customer ratingsBook DescriptionA national bestseller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent fromwealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. Read Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africaīest seller Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africaĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa txtĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa pdfĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa ebookĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa csvĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa docĭead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa excel Pdf download Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
0 kommentar(er)
