It seems to me that there is an implicit assumption in much of this that “charity” = “giving people money without teaching them to fish”. But aid can exist in many forums including helping those who receive it to become more self-sufficient. I also find the original post humorous. “Dambisa Moyo, an African economist, has joined her voice to the other African economists...” I think that’s some subtle editorializing with the hope of biasing us. Perhaps it should have read, Dambisa Moyo, an African economist, has joined her voice to the other African economists who live in fancy flats in London...:-)
It seems to me that there is an implicit assumption in much of this that “charity” = “giving people money without teaching them to fish”. But aid can exist in many forums including helping those who receive it to become more self-sufficient. I also find the original post humorous. “Dambisa Moyo, an African economist, has joined her voice to the other African economists...” I think that’s some subtle editorializing with the hope of biasing us. Perhaps it should have read, Dambisa Moyo, an African economist, has joined her voice to the other African economists who live in fancy flats in London...:-)