Feb 24, 2009

Aiding or ailing?

Meet a woman named Dambisa Moyo who might make us take a harder look at how we "help" Africa. Sorry, Bono. We still love you.
Read "The Anti-Bono" here.
What do you think has held back Africans?
I believe it’s largely aid. You get the corruption — historically, leaders have stolen the money without penalty — and you get the dependency, which kills entrepreneurship. You also disenfranchise African citizens, because the government is beholden to foreign donors and not accountable to its people.

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