Aid Effectiveness and Development: Studies and Experiences

In a public lecture at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Dr. Masooda Bano, a professor at Oxford University, gave a lecture titled: “Aid Effectiveness and Development: Studies and Experiences", which is based on her book Breakdown in Pakistan. Dr. Bano discussed her research findings on foreign aid and developments and demonstrated how aid is actually crowding out altruistic behavior. During the lecture, she presented possible suggestions to improve aid as well as make it more effective. She also offered suggestions to the emerging donor countries and how to effectively utilize their available resources.