Message-ID: <35A5E5DF.71EBDD42@mail.ptl.com.mt> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:58:55 +0200 From: mailto:vdimitroff@MAIL.PTL.COM.MT Subject: Come on! (was Re: Bad experiences etc..) To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Dr Eberhard W Lisse went to a cynical extreme in his message. He wrote:> They idea behind donor funding is not to pump money
> into the developing country, it is to pump government
> money into the donor country (spend it better). And
> in the case of USAID it is to open markets for
> US companies.
I wouldn't say this is all untrue. Just too general; I don't believe ALL agencies do this (to the same extent). Well, the world is not a monochrome / bipolar place, there are in-betweens and alternatives to the 'bad' and 'good' guys (I know the latter MUST exist somewhere, though I never met them) in international development aid.
Even with scarce evidence of the positive we keep searching for it or trying to achieve it. Come on, Eberhard, don't campaign against our attempt to be constructive in this debate. After all, you seem to be a <positive> man yourself apart from your postings I found you're a Linux user ;-)
What if we try the Linux approach to development aid? I know there are outfits there who are trying it hard, can we hear their voices?
Vladimir
P.S. Consult your lawyer 'cause the World bank may jump on you for libel ;-)
> In the case of corrupt world bank advisors they usually get
promoted...