The Curious Task

Matt Warner — What's Wrong With Foreign Aid?

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Alex Aragona speaks with Matt Warner as he explores the dilemma that outsiders face when trying to do good for others, and why local knowledge is so important. 

References from Episode 86 with Matt Warner

  • Matt Warner is the author of, Poverty and Freedom: Case Studies on Global Economic Freedom, which can be purchased from Amazon Canada here.
  • Eric Beinhocker’s book, The Origin of Wealth, was mentioned by Matt because it makes a Hayekian case for use of knowledge in society and that there is more than one type of knowledge in an array of complex adaptive systems. This book can also be purchased on Amazon Canada at this link.
  • Matt mentions Jeffrey Sachs’ crop yield project in Uganda during the podcast. You can read some of Sachs’ work for the Africa Growth Initiative here. 
  • Francis Fukuyama’s book, The End of History, can be purchased from Amazon Canada at this link.
  • Stephen Holmes co-authored the book, The Light That Failed, with Ivan Krastev, which is also available for purchase on Amazon Canada here. 
  • Why Nations Fail is another book cited by Matt during the podcast. It was co-authored by James Robinson and is available on Amazon Canada here.
  • You can read Mohamed Bouazizi’s story and how it ignited the Arab Spring here.
  • Mauricio Miller’s book, The Alternative, is listed on Amazon Canada at this link.
  • Amartya Sen’s book, Development as Freedom, can be found on Amazon Canada here. 
  • You can explore Jeremy Shapiro’s work on development economics on his website.
  • Samantha Power’s memoir, The Education of an Idealist, is available for purchase on Amazon Canada at this link.
  • Daron Acemoglu and James Robinsson’s book, The Narrow Corridor, was also mentioned by Matt during the podcast and can be purchased here.
  • You can read Freedom House’s report on the state of democracy around the world in 2021 here.
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