The Shady Economics of International Aid
By Saeed Ahmed
Length7h 38m
About this audiobook
This book unveils an international economic development system that often hurts millions of people in developing countries. Taxpayers in wealthy nations provide trillions of dollars in international loans that purports to be for economic development of developing countries; however, these programs rarely bring about meaningful or long-lasting changes. Many programs are designed to gain leverage over recipient countries' governments. The imposition of these organizations' self-serving agendas, he says, merely restricts the freedoms of people in recipient nations, due in part to massive debt burdens. The weight of debt often forces developing countries to raise taxes, which can cause civic strife and violent protests. Thus, taxpayers are funding a messed-up system that actually hurts millions of people around the world.
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length7 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Foreword
2Preface
3SECTION I
4That Inspiring (but False) Narrative
5A “Noble Cause” or Self-Interest?
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6The Kingdom of Consultants and Contractors
7SECTION II
8An Overview of International Aid in Pakistan
9Pakistan’s Professionals Outpace Foreign Consultants
10The Hijacking of Pakistan’s Self-Sustaining Development Program
11The Failure of Foreign-Funded Tax Reforms
12International Aid, Energy Reforms, and Debt
13Addiction to IMF Programs
14Dismal On-the-Ground Realities
15SECTION III
16Economic Theory, Evidence, and International Aid
17Self-Seeking Donors
18Do We Really Need International Aid?
19A Six-Point Plan for Reforming International Aid
20Epilogue
21Acknowledgements
22About the Author
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