Report on foreign aid finds policy too pretentious

he development of a nation is only marginally dependent on foreign aid, states a report by a government think tank that argues for a more modest policy.

Does foreign aid help countries develop? Or does it have the opposite effect? The question is not new, but the debate surrounding it has become almost religious in nature as of late, with believers on both sides proclaiming their own dogmatic truths – both in the Netherlands and elsewhere.

The report Less Pretentious, More Ambitious reads as an attempt to bring the debate back down to earth. High time, according to the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), a government think thank that produced the 352-page report that was published this Monday.

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