Tag: foreign aid
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“The most broadly based access to the developing world is through religious people,” says the former president of the World Bank, “and so it is a tragedy if they are not embraced in the overall development process.” More
“Most of the countries that did get a lot of aid are not success stories,” says New York University economics professor William Easterly. More
“The most successful poverty reduction program in the world right now is letting people cross the US border…and that’s a very basic way we could help a lot of Haitians right now is just let in more legal Haitian immigrants to escape poverty.” More
“To be successful you need 10 years, not two years, not six months, and one of the problems of our aid program is that there is so much pressure from the Pentagon and the State Department for immediate results in 6 months or a year that we distort the aid program.” More
“We need a stronger development agency, some voice in the US government, a strong voice that can speak up for poverty reduction, global development, and carry that out in an effective way. We don’t have that right now.” More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: While economic issues have dominated the country and the presidential campaign in recent days, the candidates have also faced some tough questions about US foreign policy. On the campaign trail, both John McCain and Barack Obama … More
Americans See U.S. as Force for Good in the World, But Say Sometimes the U.S. Causes More Harm than Good Despite a divided view of America’s impact on the world, the vast majority of Americans believe the United States has … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: In Jordan, next door to Iraq, humanitarian aid workers have relief supplies but only limited access to Iraq. Paul Miller reports from Amman on the aid situation and Arab opposition to the war. PAUL MILLER: There are … More
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