Overseas Development Aid: Opposed

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CATO Institute: 'Foreign aid' search Analysis from a conservative 'think tank' which is opposed to aid; see also an article by Cato fellow Doug Bandow, HELP OR HINDRANCE: Can Foreign Aid Prevent International Crises?, which summarizes many criticisms of aid programs.

Competitive Enterprise Institute: Foreign Aid Analysis from a conservative 'think tank' which is opposed to aid

Heritage Foundation: Trade and Foreign Aid Analysis from a conservative 'think tank' which is opposed to aid.

Third World Development: Foreign Aid or Free Trade A libertarian critique of development assistance: "Foreign aid fails as a development policy because it destroys the incentives of the marketplace and extends the power of ruling elites."

50 Years is Enough! A different sort of objection to foreign aid/development practices, this time from an organization on the left which "stands opposed to oppressive globalization." This is a good resource on sustainable development as well as one opposed to IMF and WTO development practices