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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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Thanks to aid, a distressing number of African leaders care little about what their citizens want or need - after all it's the reverse of the Boston tea-party - no representation without taxation.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: About African After Aid Boston Care Citizens Distressing Leaders Little Need Number Representation Reverse Taxation Thanks Want Without

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'Dead Aid' is about the inefficacy and the limitations of large-scale aid programs in creating economic growth and reducing poverty in Africa.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: About Africa Aid Creating Dead Economic Economic Growth Growth Large-Scale Limitations Poverty Programs Reducing

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The insidious aid culture has left African countries more debt-laden, more inflation-prone, more vulnerable to the vagaries of the currency markets and more unattractive to higher-quality investment.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Aid Countries Culture Currency Insidious Investment Left Markets More Unattractive Vulnerable

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We've reached a very low-level equilibrium where it's not clear whose interest it is in to develop Africa... It's not in the interest of those in the aid industry to develop Africa because then there'd be no more industry and 500,000 people would lose their jobs. The only people whose interest it is in is Africans, but they have no voice.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Africa African Aid Because Clear Develop Equilibrium Industry Interest Jobs Lose More Only People Reached Then Those Very Voice Where Whose Would

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Some people have been talking about - every place I go, they bring up the issue of foreign aid. I go, 'You can't get rid of all foreign aid.'

~Dan Webster

Topics: About Aid Been Bring Every Foreign Foreign Aid Get Go Issue People Place Rid Some Some People Talking Up You

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Do I like foreign aid? Sometimes, but not every time. Don't like giving money to our enemies, but I love giving money to Israel.

~Dan Webster

Topics: Aid Enemies Every Every Time Foreign Foreign Aid Giving Israel Like Love Money Our Sometimes Time I Love

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I'm very, very concerned ultimately, as Medicaid costs increase in my state and most states, it's going to reduce funding for state aid to our public schools, to our higher education institution or higher taxes on the middle class that President Obama said he didn't want to do. And that's exactly where he's headed.

~Dave Heineman

Topics: Aid Class Concerned Costs Education Exactly Funding Going He Headed Higher Higher Education Higher Taxes Increase Institution Medicaid Middle Middle Class Most Obama Our President President Obama Public Public Schools Reduce Said Schools State States Taxes Ultimately Very Want Where

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There are few forces for good as extensive and important as the United Nations. Being able to work with them and other global aid organisations for World Humanitarian Day is a humbling and extraordinary opportunity.

~David Droga

Topics: Able Aid Being Day Extensive Extraordinary Few Forces Global Good Humanitarian Humbling Important Nations Opportunity Organisations Other Them United United Nations Work World

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