August 31, 2018

The Newsmakers: Does Aid Harm or Help? (TRT World)

August 31, 2018/ Robtel Neajai Pailey

Monrovia, Liberia—Aid is strategic, not altruistic: Robtel Neajai Pailey’s hardline stance during an interview with Turkish television on 31 August 2018.

Robtel Neajai Pailey

Robtel Neajai Pailey is an award-winning Liberian academic, activist and author.

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BlueSky

Looking forward to participating in this #panel - co-sponsored by Global Visions and the Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR) - as part of the FSDR’s #DevelopmentDays Conference 2026 two weeks from now in #Helsinki, #Finland. bit.ly/3Mint0I

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