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03/02/2009

Isabel Hilton on how African thinkers are rejecting the idea of foreign aid. Western countries want to help poverty-stricken countries, but does their help exacerbate problems?

Isabel Hilton hears how some African thinkers are now rejecting the idea of overseas aid. Western countries want to help poverty-stricken countries - but does their help exacerbate, not alleviate, problems?

Dambisa Moyo, a Zambian banker based in London, wants to destroy the myth that it actually works. In her new book, she controversially argues that globalisation and the financial markets - often blamed for Africa's problems - are an opportunity for its success. Isabel challenges Dambisa to put her case to a group of guests.

45 minutes

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Tue 3 Feb 2009 21:15

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