"Tom Epley has done a brilliant job . . . This seminal piece will
become part of our curriculum at the African Leadership Academy . .
. It will stimulate the future leaders of Africa to look at
development issues in a refreshing new manner." Fred Swaniker,
Founder and CEO, African Leadership Academy.
"Author Tom Epley is a myth-busting thinker and planner with a
lifetime career of getting results from dysfunctional organizations
as a highly successful turnaround CEO. Tom Epley has done more
hands-on turnarounds than just about anyone." David Bonderman,
General Partner TPG].
THE TRUTH WE ALL KNOW Despite the billions of dollars in funds for
aid and development that have been poured into Africa, it remains a
crucible of failed attempts at improving the dismal economy, life
expectancy, food supply, and spread of AIDS and other diseases: in
fact continuing decline persists.
THE LIE WE ALL BELIEVE Pouring more money into Africa and sending
more well-intentioned world aid and NGO advisors, bearing new
programs, technology, or other schemes, will help.
THE TRUTH WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND The "fixes" promulgated by the
outside world have not only been wasteful, but have significantly
contributed to the five-decades-long decline of Africa. Radically
different approaches are critically necessary.
Hundreds of economists, journalists, philanthropists, academicians
and bureaucrats continuously present their points of view, but
Epley is the first to apply an entire career of actually getting
results from large complex organizations to Africa s problems. In
The Plague of Good Intentions he offers commonsense, workable, and
proven albeit controversial prescriptive remedies Epley s
iconoclasm stands out . . . medicine of clear but tough thinking .
. . will] help address the pathologies that ail this tragic
continent Geoffrey Garrett, President of the Pacific Council on
International Policy] to create substantive and lasting change for
the people of Africa .
"Epley draws on the rich experience he's had over the past three
decades in successfully 'turning around' more than a dozen failing
companies to derive lessons for reversing the deteriorating
conditions of failing countries . . . Severe changes from what has
been standard practice in the conduct of foreign aid programs . . .
An] insightful, and illuminating book." Charles Wolf Jr., PhD,
Founder of the Pardee RAND Graduate School of Policy Analysis.
Epley warns: Do not give another penny to African causes until you
read The Plague of Good Intentions unless you want to contribute to
the further devastation of Africa
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