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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's not a real degree neither is that field it was all made up[/quote]

I used to work in intl devt and I agree. It was good while it lasted, I left in 2010 or so due to personal reasons but I always thoughts it’s just recycling of money, cushy jobs and mostly useless projects that were dismantled once political climate changed in the country that was being aided [/quote]

I left the field after 25 years in 2018. The lack of will to combat corruption in most of these countries made so much of the US money and MDB money ineffective. We would build hospitals in countries of the FSU only to have cronies require bribes from people to get care. We'd build clean water systems in poor localities that would fall into disrepair because water usage fees (if allowed) were diverted, so we would build another, and the cycle would continue. I lament the lack of childhood vaccines and cheaper or free healthcare for so many. But by turning a blind eye to so much local and national corruption, many development programs were destined to fail. Don't get me started on the futility of our Afghanistan assistance.[/quote]

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