• "What's In It For Me?" asked the Development Economist
  Contrary to popular assumption, aid given for pure development purposes is pretty rare," Zoe writes in her beautifully-hewn essay on the disconnect between development economics and the true nature of altruism.
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• Whale-Saving as Opiate
  Saving the whales or not saving the whales is not the issue -- or even important. What is important is deciding if you are whale-saving with all your heart (about the whales) or just using the cause as a drug (about you).
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