Hello Siobhan,
Here is an excerpt from the editorial of The New York Time titled: A Timely
Departure.
Quote:
And finally, it's not necessary to reinvent the wheel. One reason the Fast
Track Initiative got going quickly was that it did not waste years in
assembling a staff of neophytes who narrowly defined strategies for growth to
fit their ideological bent. The Millennium Challenge program granted $108
million to Madagascar for, of all things, land-titling, bank reform and
agribusiness centers. Those are worthy endeavors, but this is a country where
many villages do not have running water, clinics or schools. Bank reform is
fine, but real growth cannot exclude the basics. Malnourished people are not
going to make good businesspeople or farmers. And they are certainly not going
to be asking for directions to the bank. (end of quote)
For full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/19sun1.html?th&emc=th
Cindy
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