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Foreign Aid in Dangerous Places: The donors and Mali’s democracy
Nicolas van de Walle looking at the role of foreign aid in preventing conflict in Mali. Abstract Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the territory came … Continue reading
Does it matter if we know how rich we are?
Lies, Damn Lies and GDP – link from Chris Blattman How important is the measurement of GDP? It matters for research, but does it really matter for governance?
Measuring Development
A new paper by Martin Ravallion from the World Bank. The basic idea – the UN HDI formulation has changed but remains arbitrary. SSRN link
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Dead Aid – The Short Version
Her 2009 Wall Street Journal article, based on her book “Dead Aid”, on the negative role of foreign aid.