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== Governments and development == | |||
Governments play a very important role in development, spending large sums on development projects. This is the subject of conflicting calls to: | |||
* Greatly increase the level of [[foreign aid]] (e.g. Jeffrey Sachs, Bono) | |||
* Eliminate [[subsidies]] as these [[disempower]] the recipients - notably by the Indian development consultants [[Kamal Kar]] (who developed [[Community-led Total Sanitation]] or CLTS) and [[Dipankar Chakraborti]] (water expert, early whistleblower on [[arsenic in groundwater]] in Bangladesh and India.) | |||
* End [[tied aid]], where aid must be spent on products and services from the donor country | |||
* End development aid and use other means to help development instead (e.g. Dambisa Moyo; William Easterly stops short of this) | |||
* Rethink the aid process - recognize that most aid is not effective or even damaging, and work out how to fix it (e.g. Paul Collier, William Easterly) | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
* [http://reason.com/archives/2010/01/13/five-reasons-why-libertarians/ Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government. Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters] - ''Reason.com'' 13 Jan 2010. | |||
* [[Development as Freedom]]{{wp sup|Development as Freedom}} by [[Amartya Sen]]{{wp sup|Amartya Sen}} discusses and compares the efficacy of government, notably comparing [[China]] and [[Kerala]]. | * [[Development as Freedom]]{{wp sup|Development as Freedom}} by [[Amartya Sen]]{{wp sup|Amartya Sen}} discusses and compares the efficacy of government, notably comparing [[China]] and [[Kerala]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 21 February 2010
Governments play a significant role in sustainability programs and in foreign development assistance. These roles are often controversial, in regard to the manner of their involvement, the extent of their involvement, and even whether they should be involved at all.
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Pages reflecting fundamental issues of how governments function:
Governments and development
Governments play a very important role in development, spending large sums on development projects. This is the subject of conflicting calls to:
- Greatly increase the level of foreign aid (e.g. Jeffrey Sachs, Bono)
- Eliminate subsidies as these disempower the recipients - notably by the Indian development consultants Kamal Kar (who developed Community-led Total Sanitation or CLTS) and Dipankar Chakraborti (water expert, early whistleblower on arsenic in groundwater in Bangladesh and India.)
- End tied aid, where aid must be spent on products and services from the donor country
- End development aid and use other means to help development instead (e.g. Dambisa Moyo; William Easterly stops short of this)
- Rethink the aid process - recognize that most aid is not effective or even damaging, and work out how to fix it (e.g. Paul Collier, William Easterly)
Further reading
- Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government. Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters - Reason.com 13 Jan 2010.
- Development as FreedomW by Amartya SenW discusses and compares the efficacy of government, notably comparing China and Kerala.