Message-ID: <199807150502.IAA20051@home.naturella.com> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 07:50:59 +0300 From: "S. M. Kasabov" <mailto:joko@NAT.BG> Subject: Fw: Come on! (was Re: Bad experiences etc..) To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I'm neither overpaid not underpaid. I'm a teacher of physics and my salary is about 110DM a month. So I'm not much interested in the STAFF of the organisations. What is interesting for me is: the World Bank, for example, gives the government money; say, any dismissed worker is given 1000000 of the national currency (something about $555) TO BEGIN HIS OWN SMALL BUSINESS (sic). Here is the place to mention that an ice-cream machine costs $2000-$3000 [here]. And...this is called POLICY. The salaries of the consultants are unknown for me. What is known, however, is that that money should be returned, say, after 25 years, when the government's officers will have retired; and my son will have to pay all that, along with much other. So let nobody is wandered when at the next elections the population refuses to vote: that is not because of the democracy, but "democracy". Thees themae are beyond the scope of this list. What I wanted to say was: the money ARE BEING pumped; but they most probably can not reach the addressants -- no matter how the programs beautifully and PROFESSIONAL look.S.M.Kasabov
---------- > From: mailto:vdimitroff@MAIL.PTL.COM.MT
> To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
> Subject: Come on! (was Re: Bad experiences etc..)
> Date: 10 Þëè 1998 ã. 12:58
>
> 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...