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We count our holiday blessings in development

By William Easterly | Published December 23, 2009

This post is NOT a satire. Aid Watch has a previously-unsuspected sentimental streak and wants to embrace the holiday tradition of counting your blessings. Our best holiday wishes:

(1)   To our readers and commentators, the smartest, most field-smart, sexiest group in the blogosphere

(2)   for ALL the people who work so hard around the world under difficult conditions (which includes getting grief from aid critics) trying to reduce poverty, disease, and illiteracy

(3)   For the growing number of African intellectuals and activists standing up to the aid agencies and campaigning for democracy and self-determination for Africans

(4)   For “the poor” themselves, who ignore labels such as “the poor,” and in this generation, have already achieved the greatest escape from poverty in human history

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4 Comments

  1. Sceptical Secondo wrote:

    Merry Christmas to you too … and thanks for running the blog.

    May I make the wish that AidWatch in the coming year puts a tad more of an effort into engaging with those smart readers and commentators in the comments zone?
    (within reason of course)

    Posted December 23, 2009 at 12:55 pm | Permalink
  2. Texas in Africa wrote:

    Are you feeling okay? H1N1, maybe? :) Seriously, thanks for all the hard work you guys do for this blog. I love the community of academics and practicioners that’s emerged over the last couple of years to debate aid, politics, and the politics of aid. Happy holidays!

    Posted December 23, 2009 at 4:02 pm | Permalink
  3. avam wrote:

    Merry Christmas & happy holidays to all at Aid Watch! The work you put into this blog is really appreciated.

    All the best for 2010!

    Posted December 24, 2009 at 5:54 am | Permalink
  4. Word_Bandit wrote:

    Thanks for the holiday wishes. And the same to you and your family.: http://tiny.cc/wOMf2

    Posted December 25, 2009 at 8:04 am | Permalink