International Economics and Development > Foreign Aid
Books and Book Chapters
"Freedom versus Collectivism in Foreign Aid," by William Easterly in Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
"Foreign Aid and Economic Development," Chapter 64, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress (2001).
From Subsistence to Exchange and Other Essays, by Peter Bauer (2000).
Perpetuating Poverty: The World Bank, the IMF, and the Developing World, edited by by Doug Bandow and Ian Vásquez (1994).
Cato Studies
"A Second Look at Microfinance: The Sequence of Growth and Credit in Economic History," by Thomas Dichter, Development Briefing Paper no. 1, February 15, 2007
"Foreign Aid and the Weakening of Democratic Accountability in Uganda," by Andrew Mwenda, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 88, July 12, 2006
"Time to Stop Fooling Ourselves about Foreign Aid: A Practitioner's View," by Thomas Dichter, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 86, September 12, 2005
"Iraq's Odious Debts," by Patricia Adams, Policy Analysis no. 526, September 28, 2004
"The New Approach to Foreign Aid: Is the Enthusiasm Warranted?," by Ian Vásquez, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 79, September 17, 2003
Articles and Newsletters
"A Comment on Abhijit Banerjee's Views on Making Aid Work," by Ian Vásquez, Boston Review, July/August 2006
"Audit the World Bank's Performance," by Adam Lerrick, Economic Development Bulletin no. 8, June 20, 2006.
"Why Doesn't Aid Work?" by William Easterly, Cato Unbound, April 2006.
"Does Foreign Aid Help?" by Simeon Djankov, Jose Montalvo, and Marta Reynal-Querol, Cato Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter 2006.
Remembering Peter Bauer, Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall 2005.
Opinion and Commentary
"The Aid Africa Can't Afford," by Edward N. Luttwak and Marian L. Tupy, Los Angeles Times, July 8, 2008
"How Can Mainland 'Super Ministries' Be Accountable?," by David Donadio, South China Morning Post, March 28, 2008
"Foreign Policy Welfare Queen," by Doug Bandow, Reason (Online), October 17, 2005
"Time for New Thinking About Poverty," by David Boaz, Cato.org, October 10, 2005
"Poverty That Defies Aid," by Marian L. Tupy, Washington Times, June 19, 2005
Events
"Foreign Aid and the Weakening of Democratic Accountability in Uganda," October 18, 2006 [Policy Forum]
"Corruption in Kenya," March 29, 2006 [Policy Forum]
Speeches and Congressional Testimony
"Foreign Assistance and U.S. Foreign Policy," Ted Galen Carpenter and Doug Bandow, Congressional Testimony, March 13, 1997.
Multimedia
"G8 and Aid for Africa" featuring Marian L. Tupy, July 8, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:51]
Marian L. Tupy on BBC talking about the G-8 Summit and African aid July 7, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:52]
April 22, 2008: Edward Luttwak discusses foreign aid and corruption. [Flash Video, 06:12]
"Africa's Aid Problem" featuring Edward Luttwak, April 3, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:13]
"Microfinance in Hindsight" featuring Thomas Dichter, February 22, 2007 [Flash Audio, 12:10]
