Why do we send food to people in starving countries? And why is it that they continue to starve?
Cheap/free food keeps poor countries poor, because the workers there all want to start with agriculture. Of course, the availability of cheap/free food prevents them from ever getting started, because there simply is no market for their goods. Thus, aid keeps poor countries poor. So why is it championed as such a great thing?
I've tried to have this discussion with some government/non-Econ majors and they seem to be reasonably accepting of the idea. Nonetheless, American imperialism of food aid continues unabated. What will it take to stop it?
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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