1) Economies are not buckets 2) adding these #s meaningless 3) they mangle @GFI_Tweets #IFFs estimates (not net, not 'stolen', not 'MNCs')
So, my least favourite report ever in the genre of 'big arrows on an outline of Africa' has been updated. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/may/24/world-is-plundering-africa-wealth-billions-of-dollars-a-year?CMP=twt_a-global-development_b-gdndevelopment …pic.twitter.com/WWAqpz7tt2
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Do reports like this a) obscure the real challenges and b) create a narrative that's equally as false as "aid doesn't work"?
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I think so. It seems to be stuck on the idea that West must always be in starring role - as hero or villain
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Not new charges. See in 1971 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aid-Imperialism-Pelican-Teresa-Hayter/dp/0140212957 … Suspect errors in aggregating data. Is there a link to full Report?
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I nearly posted this report, but then I thought to check with somebody who knows what they're talking about....
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