[Joeboy]

A ton of reasons, but a big one is that external involvement weakens local infrastructure. Eg. dumping free food in poor countries seems like a lovely idea from a distance, and is the sort of thing people like to donate to, but in practice it undermines local producers and sabotages the local food economy.

[Angostura]

I think this would have been a reasonable criticism 20 years go, but it is well recognised these days.

[Joeboy]

The food thing is probably well recognized at least among reputable charities (as opposed to opportunistic religious charities or whatever), but in general the role of external donors in weakening local infrastructure is still a live issue.

https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/b6rCZ0tubpb0GIYfq7hnBM/Weak...

[flubert]

Is there relevant literature on this? Would this also be a strike against Universal Basic Income?