David Rieff

Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute at The New School

Fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University

David is on the board of the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute. He has written seven books, most recently “At the Point of a Gun: Democratic Dreams and Armed Intervention” (2005), and has published numerous articles.

Debates Featuring David Rieff

Aid to Africa is Doing More Harm Than Good

With George Ayittey, William Easterly, C. Payne Lucas, John McArthur, David Rieff, Gayle Smith

December 4, 2007

Despite decades of foreign aid for development and humanitarian programs in Africa, access to basic nutrition and health care is still widely unavailable and government corruption is rampant. Does African aid actually contribute to quality of life gains for people in need? Or does foreign intervention foster instability, dependence, and political corruption?

Aid to Africa is Doing More Harm Than Good

With George Ayittey, William Easterly, C. Payne Lucas, John McArthur, David Rieff, Gayle Smith

December 4, 2007

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