Question
One critic divides advocates of this practice into “planners” and “searchers,” but suggests that neither approach is adequate. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this practice of transferring wealth to poorer countries. William Easterly argues that this practice often serves to bolster dictators.
ANSWER: foreign aid [or development aid or international aid or international development assistance; prompt on development; reject “foreign direct investment”]
[10m] In a negative review, Easterly described the plan proposed in this book as “a sort of Great Leap Forward.” In this 2005 book, Jeffrey Sachs argued for development aid as a form of “clinical economics.”
ANSWER: The End of Poverty
[10h] As a critic of foreign aid, Easterly is often grouped with this Zambian-born British economist. In the book Dead Aid, this economist argued that Western aid in Africa manifests as authoritarian paternalism.
ANSWER: Dambisa Moyo [or Baroness Moyo]
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Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 12 | 13.33 | 92% | 25% | 17% |