(.) Despite being poorly argued, Dead Aid will boost Moyo's profile. There are so many generalisations skidding over decades of history, such frequent pre-emptory glib conclusions, that it is likely to leave you dizzy with silent protest. The result is an erratic, breathless sweep through aid history and current policy options for Africa, sprinkled with the odd statistic. "One suspects that behind this book is a remarkable woman with an impressive career and very little time for learning how to write a good book.In the end, however, it will be the citizens and policymakers of the developing world who will seize the reins and make the choices that shape their destiny and, hopefully, soon achieve the development progress that so many have sought for so long." - Jagdish Bhagwati, Foreign Affairs
In part, that depends on whether the international development agenda is set by Hollywood actresses and globetrotting troubadours or by policymakers and academics with half a century of hard-earned experience and scholarship.
Moreover, she overstates her case, almost to the point of caricature." - The Economist But her arguments are scarcely original and her plodding prose makes her the least stylish of the critics. Yes, she has joined the chorus of disapproval - and that in itself might surprise a few diehards who think that Africans should just be grateful for the aid and shut up. " Dead Aid does not move the debate along much.(.) Moyo wants to conquer the dehumanizing poverty afflicting Africa, even though the hands-off solution would mean that she doesn't get to be the hero." - Joseph Lawler, The American Spectator "Moyo has skin in the game, a reality that lends pragmatism to her approach and enables her to think critically about the current aid schemes.No consensus - and the global financial-world meltdown makes for bad timing for the argument US subtitle: Why Aid is not Working and how there is a Better Way for Africaī- : of some interest, but presentation too simplistic.UK subtitle: Why Aid is not Working and how there is a Another Way for Africa.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.
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