tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post1475857592101074329..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: Notes From All Over 13/06/2010T. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-53636387510999462952010-06-15T16:44:47.866-07:002010-06-15T16:44:47.866-07:00I do not think things are so simple as "NGOs ...I do not think things are so simple as "NGOs hurt much more than they could ever help." As Rothmyer's piece notes, African economies have been growing in strength and stability for the last 15 years. This leaves the question: is this growth <i>because</i> of the NGOs, or <i>despite</i> of them?<br /><br />I will go out on a limb and say "both". We like to lump 'em allT. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-12510156309859054232010-06-15T03:58:18.453-07:002010-06-15T03:58:18.453-07:00I'm presently readin' up Dark Star Safari ...I'm presently readin' up Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux. He believes that the NGOs are more bane than assistance to the African states. Leave African problems for Africans to solve he says.YThttp://discourses.typepad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com