![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately some of the classic questions Moyo tackles (such as, what is the relationship between aid and accountability?), and some of the criticism of how she uses evidence to support her arguments (the extent to which she's mistaken the coincidence of low growth rates and high aid flows for proof that the former is caused by the latter, for example), has been drowned out by the backlash from those who defend development aid at all costs (Moyo's core argument that aid has increased poverty, corruption and dependency in Africa is not directed at humanitarian assistance). ![]() Four years after her 2009 polemic Dead Aid hit the shelves, Moyo – branded the " anti-Bono" by the New York Times – is still one of the go-to thinkers for anti-aid soundbites. ![]() The Zambian economist's reputation for provoking extreme reactions has clearly helped her rise to fame, putting her among the most recognisable faces on current affairs programmes and securing a frequent slot on the high-flying international lecture circuit. Dambisa Moyo is certainly no stranger to controversy. ![]()
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