An overview is given on the summit in Cologne concerning the world's poor and how to cure this growing problem. Measuring up for aid. The foreign aid fiasco. Whether it comes from governments, institutions, or nongovernmental entities, aid often causes social and environmental disasters instead of alleviating them. The question of foreign aid.
Opponents counter that dire domestic problems require reductions in foreign aid.
The two points are discussed in detail. Their future is also our future. The Plight of the Poor. James Gustave Speth. Concerns about the deterioration of the political and social structures arise when nations are inflicted with economic crises that linger for long periods of time.