Dr. Debesh Bhattacharya: Western Aid v. New International Economic Order
Channel: Tim Anderson
Date: 2020-03-15

A 1976 seminar on ABC television, where the late Dr Debesh Bhattacharya (1939-2020) presented a full critique of western foreign aid ("development cooperation"), engaging with two of the leading NGO aid agencies of that time (Freedom from Hunger and World Vision). Overlaid images from more recent times show that not a lot has changed, and that Dr Bhattacharya's critique of 'aid' as neocolonialism remains very relevant today.