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The mother of Parliaments
In which I pedantically criticise Nick Robinson, the BBC Political Editor, who should know the meaning…
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President Kagame on aid
Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, writes about aid in today’s Financial Times: Dambisa Moyo’s controversial…
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The sustainability delusion
The aid industry has become too obsessed with finding the deepest causes of lack of development.…
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Medicines, research and the developing world
Edinburgh University forces firms to supply cheap medicines to developing world: Edinburgh is to become the…
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The budget and the world’s poor
First the good news. In its Budget today, the UK Government forecast for overseas aid next…
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Innovations in Aid: The End of ODA
Severino and Ray argue that the definition of ODA is out of date. Is this a…
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Six people you will meet in every expat bar
BraveNewTraveler describes the six characters you’ll meet at every expat bar. It’s never hard to find…
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Yet Another Review of “Dead Aid” by Dambisa Moyo
This is a summary of a longer (8 page) review which you can read in full…
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Other reviews of “Dead Aid” by Dambisa Moyo
Dambisa Moyo’s book, Dead Aid, has had a lot of attention in the media. I’ll post…
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Does British Foreign Aid Prefer Poor Governments Over Poor People?
AidWatch lay in to British Government aid for giving financial support directly to governments. They have…
