UNITED STATES: Foreign aid routinely underestimated

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  • Pressing need
  • Washington's reaction
  • Measuring private giving
  • OECD estimate
  • Hudson assessment
  • Compromise estimate
  • Limitations
  • Media-driven aid
  • Managing resources
  • Ulterior motives
  • US aid culture
  • Personal prestige
  • Government philosophy
  • Relief ethos

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