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    « Human Rights Group Campaigns To End Use Of Child Politicians In Africa | Main | A Classic! 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy' »

    Friday, 10 June 2011

    Worth a Thousand Words...

    Looks familiar, doesn't it? Got this from William Easterly (original source)

    Poverty porn?

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    "There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star, but I can't think of one at the moment." - Paul Theroux, referring to Paul Hewson (aka Bono), New York Times, "The Rock Star's Burden", 15 December 2005

    Posted on Friday, 10 June 2011 at 08:24 AM in Africa, Bad People, Bad Things, Philanthropy |

    Tags: Africa, development, philanthropy

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