I'm just working flat out on the assignment, trying to salvage my degree, but couldn't help myself but to put up this quick excerpt:
Samura (2008) reports about Africa's aid addiction during the past 50 years. Amongst others, noting the issues brought about by the prevalent corruption. The corruption that is being inadvertently first thought in schools where “Teachers demand bribes from their students because they cannot get by on their wages.”
On the other hand, Stiglitz(2006, p46) brings up - a common sense sounding - point: "A country's most important resource is its people." He elaborates further by saying that countries that do not invest widely into education find it hard to tap into the potential of its people, and have difficulties attracting foreign investment. Hence, the country itself fails to live up to its potential.
Considering the two points above, can you please answer the following for me:
Why not simply fund the education system directly?
...instead of trusting the management of the aid into the hands of corrupted politicians?
By the way, what is happening with all this foreign aid anyhow?
Don't tell me; it's complicated...!
References:
Samura, S. (2008), The pitfalls of
Stiglitz, J. (2006), Making Globalization Work,
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