Aid is the process by which the poor in rich countries…

A nation as such does not give aid to another nation. More precisely, the common citizens of our country, through their taxes, give to…

— Michael Parenti

The globalization that has rescued so many in poor countries has harmed some people in rich countries, as factories and jobs migrated to where…

— Angus Deaton

“The basic reason why poor countries are poor is that they lack the technological capital that rich countries have, which makes output per worker…

— Arthur R. Kroeber

Climate change is a huge problem, an almost insoluble problem, for two reasons. One is the habits of the West in terms of consumption.…

— Bill McKibben

The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than widening the…

— Freeman Dyson

Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.

— Rand Paul

Rich countries want unfettered access to poor countries' markets, which are often heavily protected by tariffs, but they don't want to give up all…

— Daniel Altman

Rich countries have 'kicked away the ladder' by forcing free-market, free-trade policies on poor countries. Already established countries do not want more competitors emerging…

— Ha-Joon Chang

“Nobody in rich countries wants to face responsibility for the lives of people in poor countries. They just want cheap groceries.”

— Greg Baxter

Climate change hype has grave real world consequences. It gets rich countries to adopt silly policies and to impose devastating eco-imperialism on poor countries.…

— Leon Louw

Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed.

— Iqbal Quadir

Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.

— Ron Paul

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries

— Douglas Casey

Development aid takes money from the poor in rich countries and gives it to the rich in poor countries.

— Mohammed Saleh

If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western rich countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end…

— Robert Muller