http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2007/02/trouble-with-africa.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2007/02/trouble-with-africa.html/comment-page-1#comment-2867 Haiti doesn't need more donations and aid | DefeatPoverty.com Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:24:06 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2007/02/the-trouble-with-africa.html#comment-2867 [...] There is enthusiasm from folks like Jeff Sachs for donors to commit $10-15B to Haiti for a grand 5 year rebuild.  While this sounds all wonderful and hopeful and exciting, this has been tried many times in situations like Haiti and has not worked.  Easterly, a former World Banker, has de-mystified this failed approach with data.  Calderisi, another World Banker has documented the failure of this strategy in Africa. [...] [...] There is enthusiasm from folks like Jeff Sachs for donors to commit $10-15B to Haiti for a grand 5 year rebuild.  While this sounds all wonderful and hopeful and exciting, this has been tried many times in situations like Haiti and has not worked.  Easterly, a former World Banker, has de-mystified this failed approach with data.  Calderisi, another World Banker has documented the failure of this strategy in Africa. [...]

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