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Function of aid is not to cause economic growth. Function of aid is to have a child not die of malaria.
by goodJobWalrus 12y ago
Function of aid is not to cause economic growth. Function of aid is to have a child not die of malaria.
- bobcostas55 12y agoHaving children not die of malaria causes economic growth. And economic growth causes children not to die of malaria. So either way they're connected...
- testguy34 12y agoThe ciriticism is that malaria is just a symptom of the larger problem of a lack of economic growth and development. Aid can save a child from malaria, but it will never solve the underlying problem.
- JacobLBryan 12y agoReducing or eradicating these diseases removes a huge burden from those in extreme poverty, it definitely is among the underlying problems that contribute to a lack of growth. It's also the most tractable.
- cbr 12y ago""" Obviously there was a lot more to the Civil Rights movement than a lack of malaria. But it was one of the factors that helped. How likely is someone with “body aches, headache and nausea, general weakness, and prostration” to make it to the polls, to school, or to work? How likely are they to march on Washington? It's easier to dream big from behind a windowscreen. Easier when you're not hungry. When you're not sick. When you're not weakened from parasites and malnutrition. And for those of us who would love to see systemic change, the "one-trick ponies" may be a good way forward. """ http://www.givinggladly.com/2013/08/malaria-one-trick-ponies-and-lasting.html http://www.givinggladly.com/2013/08/malaria-one-trick-ponies...