tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511547481246537272.post969218844984730277..comments2023-08-10T10:16:34.791-04:00Comments on Schumpeter's Century: Freedom From WantPhilip Auerswaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08509305350840745524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511547481246537272.post-40336134722600394422009-05-19T20:44:53.056-04:002009-05-19T20:44:53.056-04:00Thanks for the comment. I actually met a woman who...Thanks for the comment. I actually met a woman who had heard of BRAC but not of Yunus or the Grameen Bank. And she was in the Peace Corps. I was surprised but clearly BRAC's story should get out to a wider audience. To that end, your blog is an excellent resource as well as your presence on Twitter and I will recommend both in a separate post.<br /><br />As you say, planners do sometimes get it right and I think even Easterly would <A HREF="http://blogs.nyu.edu/fas/dri/aidwatch/2009/02/some_cite_good_news_on_aid.html" REL="nofollow">admit as much</A>. More generally, government funding is a big source of financing for non-profit organizations and for social entrepreneurs (> 35%) and you are certainly right to point out that this is an important role. Thanks again for the comment.BrianHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715417746385743468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511547481246537272.post-14632981943096755742009-05-19T10:31:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for the post! I work at BRAC, and we've bee...Thanks for the post! I work at BRAC, and we've been wondering when we're going to start getting the same exposure as Grameen and Kiva.<br /><br />Unsure about how accurate the Easterly comparison is, since we (and I think Mr. Smillie) certainly agree with his emphasis on utilizing searchers over planners, but not so much on his assertion that foreign aid and planners are useless. I realize that's a bit of a caricature, but unfortunately that's what he represents. We must keep in mind that BRAC and Grameen would not be where they are today if it hadn't been for the generous support of foreign aid, one of the few cases where the planners got it right.<br /><br />Would love to hear what people think about this, and if you haven't already, please do check out our blog at blog4brac.blogspot.com and let us know what you think about BRAC, social entrepreneurship, and development in general.<br /><br />-Maher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521053781173472548noreply@blogger.com