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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (1st Edition) by Dambisa Moyo, Niall Ferguson (Foreword) Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-374-13956-3 / 0374139563 ISBN-13: 978-0-374-13956-8 / 9780374139568 In the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Has this assistance improved the lives of Africans? No. In fact, across the continent, the recipients of this aid are not better off as a result of it, but worse—much worse.I |