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Fri 07 Jul 2010Moral trade-off muddies aid or trade debate
Would we be happy to divert aid budgets to help create what a poor country needs most – a middle class?
THE RECENT G20 summit ended with the usual vague commitments from rich nations to meet aid targets to the developing world. This time the grumbling about the value of such aid was a little more overt. You see, if you talk to any sensible expert, within five minutes they’ll admit that aid is part of the problem.
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