The economist William Easterly and others have argued that aid can often distort incentives in poor countries in various harmful ways.
In The Elusive Quest for Growth he analyzes the reasons why foreign aid to many third world countries has failed to produce sustainable growth.
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The following is a partial list of notable people that have contributed to Cato Unbound: Peter Thiel, Tom G. Palmer, Bryan Caplan, Matthew Yglesias, Richard Thaler, John Cochrane, Robin Hanson, James C. Scott, William Easterly, Jonathan Zittrain, Lawrence Lessig, Charles Murray, and Michael Huemer.
William Easterly, an influential American economist specialising in economic growth and foreign aid, critically assessed The Bottom Billion in The Lancet.