Foreign Aid to Developing Countries
Help or Hinderance?
Video & Articles
Paul Collier, Dambisa Moyo, and William Easterly explore issues of poverty and aid.
Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa--Dambisa Moyo (Wall Street Journal)
Video: The Bottom Billion--Paul Collier (TED Talk)
How to Help the Poorest: Springing the Trap--Review of Collier's the Bottom Billion (Economist)
Video: The Bottom Billion--Paul Collier (TED Talk)
How to Help the Poorest: Springing the Trap--Review of Collier's the Bottom Billion (Economist)
Forums
Noted economists discuss the effectiveness of aid programs in these forums:
Is Aid Working? (Financial Times)
Development in Dangerous Places: A forum on global poverty and intervention (Boston Review)
Is Aid Working? (Financial Times)
Development in Dangerous Places: A forum on global poverty and intervention (Boston Review)