On Sunday, April 22, 2001 12:28 PM Bill Douglass douglassbill@hotmail.com
wrote:
> If anyone enjoys this article or otherwise has an interest in knowing more
> about what happened during the West's massive intervention in Somalia, I
> recommend "The Road to Hell : The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and
> International Charity" by Michael Maren. Despite the more general title,
as
> I recall most of the book is about the author's experiences as an aid
worker
> in Somalia.
This reminds me. I reviewed Maren's book back in 1997 in _Full Context_.
(See http://www.fullcontext.org/backissues/_index_back.htm ) The review is
not online and the published review differed from the one I wrote. Call it
editorial fiat.
Maren's book used his experiences to survey the effects of foreign aid and
NGOs in East Africa, with close attention to Somalia. I recommend the book,
though it should read with a critical eye. Maren had an axe to grind with
the NGOs...
Cheers!
Daniel Ust
See more of my ramblings at:
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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