Comments on: Why Doesn’t Aid Work?* http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/ Big Ideas for a Better World Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: | essaywork.info http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/comment-page-1/#comment-112000 | essaywork.info Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:40:24 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/#comment-112000 [...] Cato Unbound ” Blog Archive ” Why Doesn’t Aid Work?* Of course, feedback only works if somebody listens. … month’s lead essay at Cato Unbound, Why Aid Doesn’t Work,’ William Easterly … [...] [...] Cato Unbound ” Blog Archive ” Why Doesn’t Aid Work?* Of course, feedback only works if somebody listens. … month’s lead essay at Cato Unbound, Why Aid Doesn’t Work,’ William Easterly … [...]

]]> By: Firewood collecting women and poverty (dgAlert / Cato unbound) « Desertification http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/comment-page-1/#comment-59157 Firewood collecting women and poverty (dgAlert / Cato unbound) « Desertification Tue, 01 May 2007 11:10:49 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/#comment-59157 [...] http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work [...] [...] http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work [...]

]]> By: CIPE Development Blog » Aid and Governance http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1987 CIPE Development Blog » Aid and Governance Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:27:31 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/#comment-1987 [...] It is not the first effort to tie aid to performance.  Such is the idea behind the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), for example (wondering how that process is working out?  then check out the MCA Monitor Blog).  I don’t think many would reject that idea of incentives-based aid programs - even one of the biggest critics of aid, Bill Easterly, does not advocate for the complete abandonment of it, rather he supports effective evaluation of how and where aid money is distributed.  The two key elements necessary to make aid work, and the absence of which has been fatal to aid’s effectiveness in the past, are FEEDBACK and ACCOUNTABILITY. The needs of the rich get met through feedback and accountability. Consumers tell the firm “this product is worth the price” by buying the product, or decide the product is worthless and return it to the store. Voters tell their elected representatives that “these public services are bad” and the politician tries to fix the problem.   [...] [...] It is not the first effort to tie aid to performance.  Such is the idea behind the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), for example (wondering how that process is working out?  then check out the MCA Monitor Blog).  I don’t think many would reject that idea of incentives-based aid programs - even one of the biggest critics of aid, Bill Easterly, does not advocate for the complete abandonment of it, rather he supports effective evaluation of how and where aid money is distributed.  The two key elements necessary to make aid work, and the absence of which has been fatal to aid’s effectiveness in the past, are FEEDBACK and ACCOUNTABILITY. The needs of the rich get met through feedback and accountability. Consumers tell the firm “this product is worth the price” by buying the product, or decide the product is worthless and return it to the store. Voters tell their elected representatives that “these public services are bad” and the politician tries to fix the problem.   [...]

]]> By: Man in the Middle http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Man in the Middle Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:17:19 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/04/03/william-easterly/why-doesnt-aid-work/#comment-1691 <strong>Why Government Aid Doesn't</strong> Programs funded by governments to help those in real need somehow almost always end up not achieving stated goals, no matter how long they continue and no matter how much is spent in the attempt. According to William Easterly, this is the result of too... Why Government Aid Doesn’t

Programs funded by governments to help those in real need somehow almost always end up not achieving stated goals, no matter how long they continue and no matter how much is spent in the attempt. According to William Easterly, this is the result of too…

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