Comments on: What must we do to end world poverty? At last, an answer

By: Recomendaciones « intelib

Recomendaciones « intelib — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:12:04 +0000

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By: Global Development: Views from the Center » Blog Archive » The Moyo Criterion: Is Easterly a Truer Scholar than the Gateses?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:48:37 +0000

[...] theory seems dubious. Bill Easterly has parodied those who claim to know how to end poverty (”What must we do to end world poverty? At last, an answer“). Moyo says she has that answer: if donors call African leaders and tell them aid is ending [...]

By: luca

luca — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:28:29 +0000

Shouldn’t economic liberalism, and the “free market” policies that you suggest also evolve “bottom-up.” Aren’t you committing the same thing that you criticize?
Saludos

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:25:42 +0000

First step is to increase visibility into issues of inequality from the grassroots up, up close and personal. Here’s something that shows you just how far removed from these issues we really are in our ivory towers: http://www.youintheworld.info

By: David

David — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:09 +0000

Just a thought. If public goods like infrastructure, health, and education are necessary, are they not always in demand?
Searchers can be inovative, when they have tools, health and knowledge.

By: Dennis Whittle: Darwin and Development - MR PC EASY

Dennis Whittle: Darwin and Development - MR PC EASY — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:04 +0000

[...] individual successes and failures.” That is from Bill Easterly’s most recent post at AidWatch. He goes on to say: “The paradox of development economics is that Development [...]

By: david phillips

david phillips — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:13:21 +0000

The argument is over for the “aid model”. We should now be talking about “development without aid” or “development after aid”.

By: Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you say « Tales From the Hood

Your lips move, but I can’t hear what you say « Tales From the Hood — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:05:32 +0000

[...] can’t decide whether I’m genuinely piqued or just bored by this post over at AidWatch. As with the innovation conversation, I find myself struggling to emotionally get [...]

By: Taking Hayek Seriously » Blog Archive » William Easterly – The Paradox of Poverty: A Solution

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:38:20 +0000

[...] “What must we do to end world poverty? At last, an answer” by William Easterly: OK, that’s too good to be true. There has been a search for sixty years for the right answer. Now most economists confess ignorance how to raise the rate of economic growth — how to progress more rapidly towards development and the end of poverty. [...]

By: Robert Vesco

Robert Vesco — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:25:04 +0000

Bill, I totally agree with what you said.

But what role does culture play?

Even if all barriers to “searchers” were removed and a favorable environment for them was achieved is that sufficient?

Likewise, even with the best soil and fertilizer – there is no guarantee that you would get good crops without good seeds.

You also say that pro-market institutions arise from “values like individualism, trust, and respect for others.”

So if a culture does not have those values, does that mean that pro-market institutions will not be born from the bottom-up?