Foreign Policy: The war against poverty is threatened by friendly fire. A swarm of media-savvy Western activists has descended upon aid agencies, staging protests to block projects that allegedly exploit the developing world. The protests serve professional agitators by keeping their pet causes in the headlines. But they do not always serve the millions of people who live without clean water or electricity. Click here to read the story (by Sebastian Mallaby).
via La Boveda (Activismo perverso) & Ben Muse (NGO Incentives)
Addendum: IRN Response to Sebastian Mallaby’s Attacks on NGOs
related items:
Fair Trade: Making Matters Worse, Mahalanobis
The Economics of Child Labour, Mahalanobis
via La Boveda (Activismo perverso) & Ben Muse (NGO Incentives)
Addendum: IRN Response to Sebastian Mallaby’s Attacks on NGOs
related items:
Fair Trade: Making Matters Worse, Mahalanobis
The Economics of Child Labour, Mahalanobis
Mahalanobis - am 2004-10-27 18:27 - Rubrik: economics
