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.
Introduction to the article on Dambisa Moyo’ 2009 book Dead Aid on her own website: http://dambisamoyo.com/publications-articles-videos/books/dead-aid/
Don’t Panic — End Poverty
- Hans Rosling’s film about the 2015 UN goal “To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030“.
Governmental Development
- UK Department for International Development (homepage)
- UK DFID Topic: International aid and development
- UK Overseas Development Institute (homepage)
- Development Tracker (how the UK invests in dev. countries)
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development > Principles and objectives
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (giz)
Non-Governmental Organisations
- UK Aid Network: list of members
News
- The Guardian: Global Development > Aid