Does aid create more problems than it solves?
With guests Albert Honlonkou, Mutemi Wa Kiama, Pedro Matos
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Episode notes
We ask an aid worker, an activist and an economist.
Transcript
Does aid create more problems than it solves?
As a region, Africa accounts for around 20% of US aid. In fact, development projects throughout the continent depend on this money.
But some argue that there is little evidence that aid produces economic growth. Instead they say aid encourages a culture of dependency and corruption.
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