Paul Theroux on What’s Really Wrong With Africa
Travel writer Paul Theroux on why his latest book, "The Lower River", looks at the damage done by nongovernmental organizations in Africa.
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Foreign Aid
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Review: Seeing Haiti’s Distress as People, Not Statistics
The new book "A Promise in Haiti" focuses on three families and puts meat on the bones of a nation most of the world sees as just a carcass.
Foreign Aid Should Deliver Science, Too
A pairing of U.S. foreign aid and the National Science Foundation should deliver vital technological and scientific access to the world at no additional cost to U.S. taxpayers.
Building Mosques: Realpolitik vs. Constitution
To create goodwill, USAID proposes using American money overseas for religious structures. But will that upset our foundation of church-state separation?
Helping World’s Poor? There’s An App for That
Technology, such as the humble cell phone, may knock down some of the impediments that tarnish the name of foreign aid.
Foreign Aid for a Frugal Age
There are international development programs that actually do help the world's poorest people. Dean Karlan can show you the proof.
Making Seed Aid Blossom
The quake in Haiti and floods in Pakistan highlight that the multimillion-dollar emergency seed aid industry is in need of a makeover.
Letting Your Good Intentions Backfill My Budget
Researchers investigate whether that dollar of foreign aid just frees up money for the recipient to spend elsewhere.