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| Jepson Leadership Forum presents Dead Aid: The Moral Imperative to Find a Better Way in Africa |
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| Start Date: | 11/16/2009 | Start Time: | 12:00 PM |
| End Date: | 11/16/2009 | |
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Event Description
Economist Dambisa Moyo unflinchingly confronts what she sees as one of the greatest myths of our time. In the past 50 years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. There are three types of aid: humanitarian or emergency aid dispensed in response to disasters; charity-based aid, disbursed by organizations; and systematic aid, payments made directly through government-to-government transfers or through institutions like the World Bank. Not only has this aid not improved the quality of life for Africans, it has hurt more than it has helped. Moyo argues that foreign aid should be phased out and replaced with innovative ways to finance development including trade with China, accessing the capital markets, and microfinance. Suggesting that Western leaders are so desperate for answers about Africa that they will listen to anybody's advice, she dismisses today's celebrity culture of philanthropy and bashes the likes of Bono and Bob Geldolf.
Born and educated in Zambia, Moyo brings to her subject a rare combination of academic expertise and world experience. Her training in economics took her from the World Bank to Harvard and on to Oxford, where she obtained her doctorate. She also worked for eight years at Goldman Sachs. The author of Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better way for Africa was named one of Time's most influential people in the world for 2009.
Dr. Moyo's visit to campus is supported in part by the Modlin Center for the Arts, the Department of Theatre and Dance and the University's Greater Richmond Alumni Chapter.
Dr. Moyo will speak from the set of The African Company Presents Richard III in Alice Jepson Theatre.
The Jepson Leadership Forum is grateful for this opportunity to partner with our theatre department. |
Location Information:
University of Richmond - Modlin Center
Room: Alice Jepson Theatre
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Contact Information:
Name: Modlin Center Box Office
Phone: (804) 289-8980 |
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Admission Information:
Forum programs are free, but tickets are required. Tickets available starting Thursday, Nov. 5. Reserve by calling the Modlin Center box office. Tickets may be picked up at the box office prior to the day of the event or at the will call table the evening of a Forum. Tickets will not be mailed. Seating is limited for Forum events; while these programs are open to the public, many seats are reserved for students, faculty, and other partners. |
Other Details:
Arrive at the venue in ample time to pick up your tickets and be seated. Reserved tickets must be claimed at least five minutes before the lecture is scheduled to begin. Patrons without tickets may wait in the standby line for possible admission; unclaimed tickets will be released to patrons in the standby line. If you cannot attend the Forum, please call the box office as soon as possible with your name and number of tickets so that your tickets can be released for distribution. |
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Parking: Free and ample parking is available in the Modlin Center for the Arts and Jepson Alumni Center lots.
Groups: For some Forums, a limited number of tickets will be reserved for groups. Contact Shannon Best or Sue Robinson in the Community Programs Office at 287-6522 or jepson@richmond.edu for more information. |
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