Don't Get Caught in the 'Evaluation Gap'

By William Cotter

It is widely conceded that billions (some say trillions) of dollars in international assistance were wasted in the 20th century. Now the same thing could well happen again.

Thanks to the leadership of Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University (along with Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Bono, among others), government agencies and private donors from wealthy countries are pouring more and more money into