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A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Account Aid Army Bad Bad Government Citizens Constant Flows Free Government Inefficient Keep Long Money More Need Nothing Pays Perfect Power Raise Simply Stream Take Taxes Way

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The notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty, and has done so, is a myth. Millions in Africa are poorer today because of aid; misery and poverty have not ended but increased. Aid has been, and continues to be, an unmitigated political, economic, and humanitarian disaster for most parts of the developing world.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Africa Aid Alleviate Because Been Developing Developing World Disaster Done Economic Ended Humanitarian Increased Millions Misery Most Myth Notion Parts Political Poorer Poverty Today World

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A nascent economy needs a transparent and accountable government and an efficient civil service to help meet social needs. Its people need jobs and a belief in their country's future. A surfeit of aid has been shown to be unable to help achieve these goals.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Accountable Achieve Aid Been Belief Civil Civil Service Country Economy Efficient Future Goals Government Help Jobs Meet Need Needs People Service Shown Social Transparent Unable

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I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't make it for a lot of reasons - rural, girl, small African country. So, no regrets.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Am Could Country Fortunate Girl Lot Make Me No Regrets Parents Reasons Regrets Rural Said Small World I Am Oyster

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I don't think my background in Zambia has really affected my lens because my classical training has been Western-style. But it's fantastically fortuitous to have been born African because I don't feel I have a vested interest to the U.S. or China or wherever.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Affected African Background Because Been Born China Classical Feel Fortuitous Interest Lens Really Think Training Vested Vested Interest Wherever

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The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Aid Average Bloated Corruption Criticism Destined End Flows Form Governments Help Links Most Obvious Organizations Rampant Supporting Up

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Many Africans succumb to the idea that they can't do things because of what society says. Images of Africa are negative - war, corruption, poverty. We need to be proud of our culture.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Africa African Because Corruption Culture Idea Images Many Need Negative Our Poverty Proud Says Society Succumb Things War

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I wish we questioned the aid model as much as we are questioning the capitalism model. Sometimes the most generous thing you can do is just say no.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Aid Capitalism Generous Just Model Most Much Questioned Questioning Say Sometimes Thing Wish You I Wish

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I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Aid Analyze Consistently Dedicated Deliver Economic Economic Growth Failed Growth Inherent Level Many Policies Poverty Study Understand Up Weaknesses Why Years

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Under the all-encompassing aid system, too many places in Africa continue to flounder under inept, corrupt and despotic regimes who spend their time courting and catering to the demands of the army of aid organizations.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Africa Aid Army Catering Continue Corrupt Courting Demands Despotic Inept Many Organizations Places Regimes Spend System Time Too Who

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Economist

Born: February 2nd, 1969

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