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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

Paperback • 2010 • English

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

By Dambisa Moyo

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About the book

A national bestseller, Dead Aid unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined and millions continue to suffer. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road ma...Show more

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ISBN

9780374532123

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa

Format

Paperback

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