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Jadal Saloon: Can international aid be harmful?

March 15, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm


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Date:
March 15, 2017
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Jadal for Knowledge and Culture جدَل للمعرفة والثقافة
يقع جدل على درج الكلحة الواصل بين شارع السلط (وسط البلد) وجبل اللويبدة، عمّان، الأردن. Downtown, King Hussein's st. Al Kalha stairs Amman
Amman, Jordan
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Phone:
0799195993

What is aid dependency and how does it work? Is foreign aid an effective way to reduce poverty? Why expectation towards Africa are so low? Are there alternatives?

Jadal for Knowledge and Culture is happy to invite you for a new #Jadal_Saloon* to discuss the impact of international aid after watching a lecture by Dambisa Moyo**.
A link to the lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4a-FZjPreg

*Jadal Saloon is a weekly discussion, that takes place every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Each time we choose a topic related to science, society or philosophy to discuss collectively. We hope that these weekly gatherings will encourage discussions, sharing and building knowledge. Your suggestions regarding topics to discuss are more than welcome.

**Dambisa Moyo, Zambian economist and the author of controversial ‘Dead aid. Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa.’ examine the effects international aid has on African continet.

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