Giles Bolton Knihy

Exploring the paradox of Africa's vast resources and its ongoing struggles, the book delves into the socio-economic challenges facing the continent. It examines the interplay between wealth and poverty, highlighting how external influences and internal governance contribute to Africa's status as a "sick child" of the modern world. Through insightful analysis, it seeks to uncover the potential for transformation and growth amidst adversity, offering a critical perspective on development and resilience in African nations.

For eight years, Giles Bolton worked for the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID), in countries as far flung as Kenya, Rwanda and Iraq. Idealistic and committed, he was determined to make a difference, but instead found himself confronted by an appallingly wasteful global aid industry and a persistently unequal trade system. He also began to see how Africa was being ripped off in its relations with the West, and how the western consumer and taxpayer was also losing out as a result.Born of both passion and frustration, Poor Story addresses the five crucial issues at the heart of this dilemma - Poverty, Aid, Trade, Globalisation and Change. Informed, engaging and jargon-free, the book draws on Giles Bolton's personal experiences to answer the questions behind the campaigns and Why is Africa still poor? What really happens to our aid money? How do trade rules affect the ordinary consumer at the checkout? And will the new promises made by Tony Blair and others finally make a difference?Accessible to read yet radical in its scope, Poor Story is the definitive insider's guide to how globalisation is failing the world's poor.

Do you know why Africa is so poor? What really happens to your aid money? Why do trade rules fail African countries and yet cost you too? 'Aid and Other Dirty Business' is an original approach to an unending problem. It may change your life, but, more important, it will help you change the lives of others.