http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/06/foreign-aid-summary/ A Great Decisions 2008 Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:40:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/06/foreign-aid-summary/#comment-472 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:35:06 +0000 http://philanthropy.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/06/foreign-aid-summary/#comment-472 I recommend the book Common Wealth, by Jeffrey Sachs. It gives a great overview of what the world needs to do to come together and face problems of climate change, population control, and worldwide economic development. I agree that arbitrary numbers aren't the most useful. They can give a vague view of a target to shoot for, but the very fact that they are arbitrary makes them much less credible and makes it harder to garner support to reach such levels. Specifics such as those laid out in Common Wealth can supply vast support to the argument that the United States and the rest of the world need to dramatically increase aid to developing nations. International Development....it's good for us all. I recommend the book Common Wealth, by Jeffrey Sachs. It gives a great overview of what the world needs to do to come together and face problems of climate change, population control, and worldwide economic development. I agree that arbitrary numbers aren’t the most useful. They can give a vague view of a target to shoot for, but the very fact that they are arbitrary makes them much less credible and makes it harder to garner support to reach such levels. Specifics such as those laid out in Common Wealth can supply vast support to the argument that the United States and the rest of the world need to dramatically increase aid to developing nations. International Development….it’s good for us all.

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