Davos Open Forum 2007 - Billions in Development Aid

Billions in Development Aid: What Are the Results?
Despite the huge amount of financial resources committed to aid in past years, many countries are increasingly struggling with poverty, hunger, disease and violation of human rights. What are we doing wrong?
1) How efficient is current development aid? How can we improve its quality?
2) Should donor countries be able to decide how the money is spent in receiving countries? How can domestic financial resources be better mobilized in developing countries?
3) What are innovative sources for financing development? Should these sources replace official development aid?
William Easterly, Professor, Economics Department, New York University, USA
Walter Fust, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland
Jakaya M. Kikwete, President of Tanzania
Jürg Krummenacher, Director, Caritas, Switzerland; Member of the Board, Alliance Sud - Swiss Alliance of Development Organizations, Switzerland
Maria Ramos, Group Chief Executive, Transnet, South Africa
Nenadi Usman, Minister of Finance of Nigeria
Moderated by
Roger de Weck, Columnist, Switzerland

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