| Popis: |
Aid agencies spend large sums on short-term famine relief and are typically unwilling to provide project support for long periods. Yet in at least one case in the Sahel it would be cheaper to provide a long-term subsidy for expert management at an existing irrigation project than to provide periodic famine relief. The project does not fare well using standard cost-benefit techniques but if the opportunity cost of domestic production is measured by the cost of periodic famine relief, continned support is justified. |
