The Sunday Essay: Why foreign aid’s broken – And how to fix it
Many thanks to Jamie Gardiner for this week's Sunday Essay. Thanks also to every other CoffeeHouser who sent in a submission. If the various authors don't mind, we'll consider some of those submissions for future Sundays. If any other CoffeeHousers would like to submit an essay, please click here for further information - Pete Hoskin There’s an old quip that foreign aid is a matter of taxing the poor in rich countries to help the rich in poor countries. Most of us aren’t quite that cynical. Empathy may be blunted by distance, but where we hear about unimaginable suffering that could be relieved for just pennies, our humanity compels us to dip into our pockets.
