Gul Yucel itibaren Prijakovci , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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12/22/2024

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2019-01-16 01:41

Özlemek Güzel-Mehmet Deveci TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Bengisu Yayınları

Does anyone really need to be convinced that monetary aid doesn't work, and particularly doesn't work for Africa? Apparently so, because Western politicians and Western celebrities continue to send money to despots and stage ridiculous "benefit" concerts and drives to wring even more out of taxpayers. Why do they do this? I suppose they have to assuage their misplaced guilt somehow, and it's much easier to throw money at a broken system than to do the work to figure out how to make it functional. I can't know their motives, really. Maybe they honestly don't see what's right in front of them and the rest of the world: aid hasn't helped Africa. On the contrary, Moyo argues that it has severely damaged the economies and cultures and governments of those African countries that have relied upon it (some for 97% of their income). The United States has given a trillion dollars to Africa over the past few decades, and what is there to show for it? Widespread corruption, poverty, and disease, and shrinking economies. And Moyo argues that aid is not neutral -- it hasn't simply failed to fix these problems. It has caused them. Free money rewards despots and encourages armed conflict. It discourages initiative, industry, and entrepreneurial spirit. It harms those few individuals who are working hard to better their lot -- Moyo gives the example of the African mosquito-net maker who is put out of business by the arrival of 100,000 donated nets from foreign do-gooders who purchased them from non-African manufacturers. So, what's Moyo's better way for Africa? Free markets. Trade. Foreign Direct Investment. Micro-loans. In short, business. It's not personal guilt-driven "philanthropy" that will help Africa, in the short term or the long run. It's healthy, not-excessively-regulated business. It's already been proven that these methods work, see India and China or South Africa for examples. I don't think Moyo's argument is perfect here, and not everything in this book is convincing. It's not terribly well-edited or well-documented, and it's not too accessible for the non-economist layman. (She does say that it's written for economists and policy-makers, not necessarily the casual reader.) But I think, generally, she's right and says things that absolutely must be said and heard.

2019-01-16 02:41

Sarayın Kutsalları / Asr-ı Saadet'ten Osmanlı'ya - Talha Uğurluel TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Yayınları

I had some expectations regarding book 2 of Lady Emily Ashton’s mysteries and I am happy to say that they were fulfilled. After her love story with her husband in the first book, Lady Emily is now a widow whose main interest is to pursue her Greek studies, to help the British Museum to enlarge their collection of works of art, to spend some time with her chosen friends and to continue her relationship with Colin Hargreaves. I liked this Emily even more than the one in the first book. She is more self-assured, less influenced by others opinions but not naïve to think that she can do as she pleases without following the rules of polite society and understanding the power, and danger, of gossip. I thought it interesting that the main plot was about a pretender to the throne of France. I could just imagine everyone trying to gain his good graces just in case the monarchy is restored and the Bourbons reclaim their birthright. While society is busy throwing balls in the honor of the supposed French heir, objects known to have belonged to the late Marie Antoinette are being stolen from their rightful owners. When one of the victims of those thefts is found murdered Lady Emily can’t resist starting to investigate. Soon she finds herself studying Marie Antoinette’s letters with as much interest as her Greek and she seems to have acquired a new admirer who keeps invading her house and leaving her little notes. At the same time, one of Lady Emily’s friends is being forced to marry the supposed French heir, another wants her help with a make believe courtship so her parents will leave her alone, still another is having trouble in her marriage and Lady Emily’s mother is quite decided that she must marry again. All these entanglements lead to some vicious gossip that threatens to harm her place in society. Besides enjoying Emily as a character, I also really enjoyed her relationship with Colin. He is not always present, in fact, one could say that he is always there when she needs him but he never overwhelms her or her investigations. He respects her intelligence and her resourcefulness and he is determined to woo her and marry her when she feels ready, not before. I also like how Alexander manages to convey us to the Victorian world. Besides society’s behavior and moral codes, she introduces references like the Baedeker’s Guide, the Rosetta stone, and Thomas Cook & Sons that I found interesting and clever. Not to mention that she actually has Queen Victoria as a secondary character, there is nothing like tea with the queen to restore Lady Emily’s reputation! The action does progress slowly but I thought that fitted the story very well, a more rushed story could not have such subtle or intellectual references or they would be lost. This was the right pace to appreciate all the details involved. The mystery part was interesting and surprising but I think the book is mostly about Emily. How can we not enjoy a heroine who spends much of her time in libraries and who reads as much classical literature (Homer) and popular fiction (Mary Elizabeth Braddon) ? Grade: 4.5/5

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