[samyxp17]

The author touches on a problematic issue that most developed nations tend to ignore.

Poverty and under development isn’t due to a lack of resources; it is merely the end result of a complete lack of responsible governance and institutions.

The absence of responsible governance and institutions cannot somehow be offset by directly interacting with individuals (peasants, out of work folks, women in need, etc.. ) who are basically desperate for any help right now, not long term solutions which may impact their nation as a whole.

It’s easier for NGOs to create all sorts of dependencies by handing over tools and practices to small communitities here and there and tell the world how incredibly successful they’ve been. As soon as the funds dry up or the particular NGO moves on to another project or country, all progress stops.

Fix the governance and build solid institutions that are capable of establishing and enforcing the rules of the road and the goals that need to be met and you’ll finally have a map to real and sustainable development.

[astazangasta]

This is how we (the US) fix the governance:

http://www.voltairenet.org/article159651.html

[samyxp17]

Unfortunate, but frankly no one has yet figured out how to actually solve the governance problem.

Heard of a US based startup recently, working on making perishable consumer goods in the third world more resilient in order to make up for the lack of a cold chain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_chain) in those poor countries. However the lack of a cold chain is another symptom of a deeper problem, yet applying another band-aid is so much more satisfying!