Bono and O'Neill disagree about success of aid

Peter K. peterk at enteract.com
Tue May 28 18:09:34 PDT 2002


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18309-2002May27.html

"That statement appalled Bono, who had expected to use the well and the school to make the case that poor countries can reap enormous benefits from aid and debt relief if their governments are reform-minded and put the money into sectors such as health and education. The rock star likes to cite figures showing that Uganda, whose government is one of the World Bank's star pupils, has used some of its debt-relief savings to lower school fees, build schools and double enrollments over the past several years."



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