It's an art versus a science. Anyone can do a great job if they apply the effort on the ground. Being big, powerful, and having deep pockets do not guarantee you any success.
It's an intellectual debate about how best to help poor people around the world. Interestingly, there is no indisputable proof.
Crossroads - How Can We Help the World’s Poor? - NYTimes.com.
The number of bleeding hearts has soared exponentially over the last decade. Celebrities embraced Africa, while conservatives went from showing disdain for humanitarian aid (“money down a rat hole”) to displaying leadership in the fight against AIDS and malaria. Compassion became contagious and then it became consensus.
Yet all the wringing hands never quite clasped. Just as the bleeding hearts seemed victorious, they divided in a ferocious intellectual debate about how best to help poor people around the world.
One group, led by Bono and the indefatigable Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, argues that the crucial need is for more money.
The rival camp, led by William Easterly of New York University, argues that more money doesn’t necessarily help, and may hurt.
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