The notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty, and has done so, is a myth. Millions in Africa are poorer today because of aid; misery and poverty have not ended but increased. Aid has been, and continues to be, an… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
I wish we questioned the aid model as much as we are questioning the capitalism model. Sometimes the most generous thing you can do… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
Ask most people who live in a home and have a mortgage on it whether they own their own home and the answer is almost guaranteed to be a resounding 'yes'. Yet it's the wrong answer. Technically speaking, until they have paid the mortgage off, they don't own it. Herein lies the difference between reality and illusion, between ownership and… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share
If you think about the last 50 years, Africa's proximity and historical context has absolutely been with Europe and the United States, but their… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
The fact that Brazil and Chile now has China as their largest trading partner means the Monroe Doctrine is certainly something of the past. — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
The fact that China has about seven percent arable land, means that she’s always going to be looking for places that have more arable… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
In a perfect world what poor countries at the lowest rungs of economic development need is not a multi-party democracy, but in fact a… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
The notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty, and has done so, is a myth. Millions in Africa are poorer today because of aid;… — Dambisa Moyo Copy Share Image
