"The thesis of [Dambiso Moyo's] book is that aid has not reduced poverty, and has held Africa back - corruption, conflict, dependency and disenfranchisement are its by-products ... This thesis has been bolstered by the global recession that came after the book's publication, and the fact that the aid coffers have been shrunk by the credit crunch. Moyo's anti-aid argument offers the donors a comfortable way out of difficult times by dint of her African identity." (Quoted from article)