Is Foreign Aid Necessary? Book

Introduction 7

1 Foreign Aid Helps Recipient Nations Escape Poverty Jeffrey D. Sachs 11

2 Foreign Aid Benefits US National Security Rajiv Shah 15

3 Foreign Aid Has Been a Failure Andrei Schleifer 22

4 Congress Should Cut Foreign Aid Dick Morris 31

5 Congress Should Not Cut Foreign Aid Richard Stearns 35

6 Congress Should Not Cut Millennium Challenge Corporation Funding James M. Roberts 39

7 Foreign Aid Is Wasted on Africa Charles Abugre 47

8 US Foreign Aid Money Should Be Spent on America Gary Connor 52

9 American Foreign Aid Supports Corrupt Regimes Thomas R. Eddlem 55

10 America Should Aid Nations That Demonstrate Governmental Accountability Larry Diamond 65

11 America Should Aid Nations That Show Progress Toward Goals Nancy Birdsall Ayah Mahgoub William D. Savedoff 70

12 Foreign Aid Should Focus on Strengthening Local Institutions Nicholas Eberstadt Carol C. Adelman 81

13 Developing Nations Want Free Trade, Not Foreign Aid Njoroge Wachai 91

14 The "Trade, Not Aid" Strategy Has Not Helped Developing Nations Justin Frewen 96

15 Amateur Philanthropists Benefit Foreign Aid Policy and Practice Josh Weinstein 101

16 Amateur Philanthropists Often Harm Foreign Aid Policy and Practice Dave Algoso 107

Organizations to Contact 114

Bibliography 121

Index 125