Paths to Cities and the Global Economy
It is very good news that hundreds of millions are on the path to prosperity heading to cities for opportunities. Michael Cox used this example: imagine a few people dropped into a jungle, just one...
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Scrooge on Foreign Aid and Human Flourishing
Imagine a young Ebenezer Scrooge debating the foreign aid or international terrorism topics. How do we best reduce poverty and conflict in the developing world? Scrooge competed in an early 1800s English debating society...
How Much Foreign Aid to “Strengthen” Foreign Tax Collection?
Many articles supporting foreign aid tell of polls showing Americans think foreign aid is 25% of the federal budget when, these articles claim, foreign aid is only 1.2%. The Balance post, Current U.S. Discretionary Spending:...
Foreign Aid: The Pen is Mightier Than the Plan
In 1986 I was directing education programs, including high school debate programs, for the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, New York. FEE’s monthly magazine was The Freeman, long edited by Paul Poirot and I...
From Peru to Persia, Economic Freedoms for Everyday People
Hernando de Soto’s October 10, 2014 Wall Street Journal essay is titled: “The Capitalist Cure for Terrorism: Military might alone won’t defeat Islamic State and its ilk. The U.S. needs to promote economic empowerment.”...