NPR: The Lies we Tell about Foreign Aid

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In a new book called Why We Lie About Aid: Development And The Messy Politics Of Change, Pablo Yanguas explains how these mischaracterizations have created a dysfunctional aid system that hurts the people who need help most.

We spoke to Yanguas, a research fellow with the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre at the University of Manchester, about his book.

Period4 Jun 2018

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  • TitleNPR: The lies we tell about foreign aid
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNPR Goats and Soda
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date4/06/18
    DescriptionIn a new book called Why We Lie About Aid: Development And The Messy Politics Of Change, Pablo Yanguas explains how these mischaracterizations have created a dysfunctional aid system that hurts the people who need help most.

    We spoke to Yanguas, a research fellow with the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre at the University of Manchester, about his book.
    Producer/AuthorMalaka Gharib
    URLhttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/06/04/612301682/the-lies-we-tell-about-foreign-aid
    PersonsPablo Yanguas Gil
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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global Development Institute

Keywords

  • aid
  • development