Why Not Leave It to the United Nations and the World’s Governments?
Summary – Acknowledgement – Introduction – Why Should We Help? – The Benefits – The Venture Itself – How to Avoid the Marie Antoinette Syndrome – The Action Plan – Conclusion – Selected Bibliography
A good question — why indeed not leave the problem to the United Nations (UN) and the world’s governments? Surely these governments (including Canada’s), the UN, and other global institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF are in a much better position to help developing countries.
The answer to this question is that if we leave it to organizations like the UN and national governments, very little will get done.
Read More: It’s Their Own Fault If They Are Poor – Jared Diamond and Western (Cargo) – Ineffective Aid – Muhammad Yunus and Microcredit – Unscrupulous People – The System – Grameen Bank – It Doesn’t Affect Us, So Why Should We Care? – The Poor Will Always Be With Us – There Is No Point In Giving Aid – Where Does All The Money Go? – Africa’s Onerous Challenges – Africa’s Extreme Poverty – Corruption and Poor Governance – Lack of Modern Values and Free Market Economies – A Population Explosion? – Why Not Leave It to the United Nations and the World’s Governments? – The UN – The Governments of the World – Grassroots Movements
