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Books and Book Chapters

"Foreign Aid and Economic Development," Chapter 63, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"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

"The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development," by Marian L. Tupy, Development Policy Analysis no. 9, April 24, 2009

"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

"Audit the World Bank's Performance," by Adam Lerrick, Economic Development Bulletin no. 8, June 20, 2006

"African Perspectives on Aid: Foreign Assistance Will Not Pull Africa Out of Poverty," by Thompson Ayodele, Franklin Cudjoe, Temba Nolutshungu and Charles Sunwabe, Economic Development Bulletin no. 2, September 14, 2005

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Articles and Newsletters

"Peter Bauer and the Failure of Foreign Aid," by Andrei Shleifer, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"What Can Aid Do?," by David B. Skarbek and Peter T. Leeson, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Small States: Not Handicapped and Under-Aided, but Advantaged and Over-Aided" by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Cato Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall 2008.

"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.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Geldof Humanitarian Gig," by Marian L. Tupy and Michela Wrong, Washington Times, June 21, 2009

"Is Aid Working?," by Marian L. Tupy, Financial Times, May 28, 2009

"Cannot Be Saved by World's Rich," by Marian L. Tupy, Washington Times, April 26, 2009

"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

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Events

"Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa," April 3, 2009 [Book Forum]

"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

Ian Vásquez discusses foreign aid on FOX's FOX & Friends September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:44]

"It's Our Turn to Eat" featuring Michela Wrong, June 25, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:39]

Dambisa Moyo discusses aid to Africa. May 15, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:15]

"The False Promise of Gleneagles" featuring Marian L. Tupy, April 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:52]

"Dead Aid" featuring Dambisa Moyo, April 6, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:37]

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