The Nation has a reasonably sympathetic review of Dambisa Moyo's much-discussed new book, Dead Aid, at its website. Moyo takes the foreign-aid establishment, and its approach to promoting economic growth, to task. The review is particularly interesting in that this reviewer - Sonia Shah - expresses views that track much of what conservatives and libertarians also say about aid: it limits government accountability, promotes corruption, oftentimes does not generate the kinds of outcomes donors anticipate; and, may harm the strong bonds of social capital in aid-dependent areas.
While she takes issue with some of Moyo's suggestions (as most reviewers do) Shah notes that after hearing Ms. Moyo speak last month,
Rwanda's legislators "vowed to limit" their dependence on foreign aid, opting for private investment as a more sustainable path to development.
- Karol
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