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...large populations are brought to the brink of crisis, international aid interventions are hugely expensive and logistically complicated. The solution is to give people the ability to be resilient in the event of natural disasters or armed conflicts. Small, steady cash transfers enable poor families to eat better and invest in equipment that will help them be more productive. Run entirely by local staff and villagers, the low volume of funds involved reduces the risk of corruption and doesn't require helicopters or fleets of vehicles. These programs pay for themselves through the economic benefits they generate. They fail...
...large, Israelis believe—and I agree—that “peace time” is not possible as long as terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and Hamas exist. The reason is that these groups invest more resources in killing Jews than in improving their own communities. The consensus, therefore, is that there will be no “peace time” any time soon...
...don’t want to invest in something that has proven not to be durable enough,” she said...
...crisis, international aid interventions are hugely expensive and logistically complicated. The solution is to give people the ability to be resilient in case natural disasters or armed conflicts occur. Preparedness does not require huge resources or sophisticated institutions. Small, steady cash transfers enable poor families to eat better and invest in equipment that would help them be more productive. Such aid programs are run entirely by local staff and villagers. The low volume of funds involved reduces corruption risks. Those programs don't require helicopters or fleets of vehicles, and they pay for themselves through the economic benefits that they...
...Through floods, bombs and riots, Bombayites have been forced to rely on their famous resilience and humanity?because they can't rely on their government. Perhaps this horrific tragedy will powerfully focus the government on the problems of the country's galloping urbanization, and the dire need to invest in infrastructure...