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The Humpty-Dumpty-ness of Aid

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date November 21, 2011

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the King’s horses and all the King’s men, Couldn’t put Humpty together again.” This children’s rhyme should be going through the minds of the 2,000 aid bureaucrats who are going to descend on the South Korean city of Busan next week for […]

The End of Aid’s Golden Age?

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date May 28, 2010

As rock star and aid champion Bono lies prone in his sick bed with a back injury that has forced him to cancel his forthcoming festival appearances with his band U2, he will be wondering not just about how to spend his summer but what to do next in his campaign for more aid for the developing world. While he can […]

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