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Foreign aid - Giving money to rich people in poor countries from poor people in rich countries.

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Foreign aid - Giving money to rich people in poor countries from poor people in rich countries.

Excellent point.  Upon reflection, I'm thinking that I should revise my initial comment to something like:

Anyone wondering why so very much of Africa remains desperately poor, generation after generation, because of breathtaking volumes of international aid need look no further than this.

I rather doubt that abuses like this would be quite so frequent if African governments were forced to live within their means, and aid were to be withheld if governments failed to adhere to coherent and beneficial policies.

When you have an endless flow of money and aid coming in that will continue regardless of your actions, what incentive is there to improve your country?

 

 

Anyone wondering why so very much of Africa remains desperately poor, generation after generation, because of breathtaking volumes of international aid need look no further than this.

I rather doubt that abuses like this would be quite so frequent if African governments were forced to live within their means, and aid were to be withheld if governments failed to adhere to coherent and beneficial policies.

When you have an endless flow of money and aid coming in that will continue regardless of your actions, what incentive is there to improve your country?