Posts Tagged: Military AidEgypt’s Next Big Challenge: Overcoming Reliance on RentsFebruary 14, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Africa, Asia, Fragile States, Governance/Democracy Tags: Arvind Subramanian, Finance, Military Aid, Natural Resources
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In the interview, Arvind argues that Egypt’s biggest economic challenge is reliance on rents, which he defines as wealth derived from historical and geographical legacies rather than job-generating economic growth. Arvind includes among these the Suez Canal, which I was surprised to learn generates some $5 billion a year in fees; aid received in exchange for peace with Israel; the pyramids and other antiquities that draw tourists, and even remittances, which he says are the result not of Egyptian success but of failure that forces its citizens to seek work abroad. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 4 Comments »Six Lessons for Disaster Relief in HaitiJanuary 26, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Aid Effectiveness, Inequality, Poverty Tags: Disaster Relief, John Simon, Military Aid
That last role placed him at the center of the American response to natural disasters including the 2005 South Asia earthquake and Hurricane Stan. On the Wonkcast, he shares some of the lessons he learned through those experiences, expanding on a blog post he wrote last week (a post I highly recommend reading!). Podcast: Play in new window | Download 1 Comment »Bases, Bullets, and Ballots: U.S. Military Aid and Conflict in ColombiaJanuary 5, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Global Development, Latin America, Rethinking US Foreign Assistance Tags: Colombia, Foreign Aid, Military Aid, Oeindrila Dube, Paramilitaries, Political Violence, Regions
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