Since you read Economist, have you read these articles:
''Donors' enthusiasm was such that overseas aid now makes up about 50% of Uganda's annual budget.''
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.c ... id=4138433''Donors tout Rwanda and Uganda as among the most successful examples of how foreign aid can spur development. Both countries have recovered remarkably from periods of murderous chaos. Both also remain poor and heavily dependent on aid, so donors have considerable leverage. Donors are often justly chided for using aid for selfish political ends, or for attaching too many petty conditions to it.''
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.c ... _id=853179''Aid accounts for more than 50% of Uganda's national government budget, 60% of Rwanda's and 70% of Mozambique's.''
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.c ... _id=853179For Ethiopia that figure is 40%.
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Now ask yourself this, are these countries that are heavily dependant on aid, more than 40% for their budget, independant states or formally independant?
Haven't they achieved independance during the years of decolonization?
Being independant means being independant to formulate ones own needs and problems and than solving them independantely. Since these African countries are heavily dependant of aid and the strings attached, are they independant to formulate their national policies, economic as wel political?
And you want Somalia to become like those African neo-colonies?
We already have those ignorant Somali warlords and the warlord-government bringing shame to us begging every International donor for some handouts!
If you would know the poltics of aid you wouldn't even considering it. Aid is a Political tool.
Somalia's economy is in a crucial transition , the private sector thrives, we're self-reliant (economically) and we already have a homegrown capitalism developing&maturing...so we don't need AID!
Once the transition is complete Somalia will be the first genuine independant, prospering and modern African state. In this proces we don't need help from our enemies, former colonizators and arch-enemy.