October 27, 2002: Does Emergency Relief Aid do more harm than good?

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The Debate: Does Emergency Relief Aid do more harm than good?



An Overview of the Issue

Emergency Relief Aid: An Overview 27 October 2002


Yes, Programs actually contribute to problems

Kenya RPCV Michael Maren says the U.S. Agency for International Development, CARE, and Save the Children have actually contributed to the economic, social and political problems in underdeveloped nations, even as they were trying to alleviate them.

A complete waste of money that succeeds primarily at keeping Westerners Employed 27 October 2002

The Food-Aid Racket by Kenya RPCV Michael Maren 27 October 2002


No, Programs save lives

Andrew S. Natsios says that using Somalia in the 1980s as a case study on the effectiveness of development assistance, as Michael Maren does in his latest book, is comparable to using 19th-century New York's Tammany Hall to assess the success of the American democratic experiment: neither is a particularly representative case study.

Biting the Hand That Feeds: A Response to Michael Maren 27 October 2002

A dose of reality indeed: Another Response to Michael Maren 27 October 2002





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