Bruce Beuno de Mesquita gives an interesting discussion of foreign aid here.

Bryan Caplan scoffs at Charles Kenney's claim that sub-saharan Africa isn't doing so badly here.

Tyler Cowen deals out some revisionist history regarding the Marshall Plan here.

James Watson has blamed the failure of western policies toward africa on a belief in human equality.

I myself have nothing to contribute, but I would curious to know what predictions you all might make about how sub-saharan africa will change over the next decade.