Current development aid is flawed by paternalism and an inability to react and adapt to real-world, field-level problems.
Studies
William Easterly / Global / 2006
William Easterly / Global / 2006
Current development aid is flawed by paternalism and an inability to react and adapt to real-world, field-level problems.
Pratham / India / 2005
An overview of the Indian education system by Pratham, an NGO based in Mumbai.
C. Lengeler / sub-Saharan Africa / 2004
From the abstract: "Objective: To assess the impact of insecticide-treated bed nets or curtains on mortality, malarial illness (life-threatening and mild), malaria parasitaemia, anaemia, and spleen rates."
William A. Hawley, Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, Feiko O. Ter Kuile, Dianne J. Terluow, John M. Vaulule, Maurice Ombok, Bernard L. Nahlen, John E. Gimnig, Simon K. Kariuki, Margarette S. Kolczak, Allen W. Hightower / Kenya / 2003
From the abstract: "Spatial analyses of the effect of insecticide (permethrin)-treated bed nets (ITNs) on nearby households both with and without ITNs was performed in the context of a large-scale, group-randomized, controlled mortality trial in Asembo, western Kenya. Results illustrate a protective effect of ITNs on compounds lacking ITNs located within 300 meters of compounds with ITNs for child mortality, moderate anemia, high-density parasitemia, and hemoglobin levels."
Amartya Sen / Global / 1999
Sustainable development depends on civil freedoms and political liberties. Capacity-building is an integral part of successful economic growth.
Peter Singer / Global / 1972
Citizens of relatively more affluent countries have a moral obligation to help those in poverty.
