Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
President Bush has promised a fifty percent — or five billion dollar — increase in foreign aid. Critics and supporters of this move agree on one thing: we need to better target how this money is spent. A look at the effectiveness of international aid.
Guests
- Steven F. Moseley President and CEO, Academy for Educational Development
- William Easterly Author, "The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics" (MIT Press); Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Lisa Aubrey Professor, Political Science, Ohio University; author "The Politics of Development Cooperation: NGOs, Gender and Partnership in Kenya" (Routledge)
- Ian Golden Director of Development Policy, World Bank
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