文稿 | 西方经济援助为何失败？

原标题：World Poverty: Foreign Aid vs. Charity That Actually Works视频首发于 2015 年 8 月 28 日Between 1950 and 2000 western governments and NGOs spent 2.3 trillion dollars on foreign aid. But many development economist wonder whether that money was spent in ways that actually led to real lasting improvements in human well-being.1950 年至 2000 年间，西方政府与非政府组织花了 2.3 万亿美元在外国援助项目上。但许多发展经济学家质疑花在上面的钱是否真的能帮助改善人类生存状况。Is there a better way? Most foreign aid programs are based on a top-down model with governments NGOs and experts deciding what the poor need. But there are four reasons why top-down systems are often ineffective. First, top-down systems lack local knowledge. 有更好的办法吗？绝大多数外国援助项目基于自上而下模式，即 ………………………………