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Development and emergency response are very different problems.

Development and emergency response are very different problems. $100 or even $6000 isn't useful if there's no way to get to the things you need to buy, or if local scarcity pushes prices for bare necessities obscenely high. Vaccinations, blankets and tents, food, etc. can be hard to find in a disaster-stricken area. Heck, even finding a way to get at the money can be difficult if the roads and electricity are out. (I'm not defending the Red Cross, but I would unsurprised if "just give them money" is less effective in the case of disaster relief than in the case of development.)

Posted by nmrm2 on Jun 5, 2015, 6:14 PM

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Development and emergency response are very different problems.

nmrm2Jun 5, 2015, 6:14 PM

Development and emergency response are very different problems. $100 or even $6000 isn't useful if there's no way to get to the things you need to buy, or if local scarcity pushes prices for bare necessities obscenely high. Vaccinations, blankets and tents, food, etc. can be hard to find in a disaster-stricken area. Heck, even finding a way to get at the money can be difficult if the roads and electricity are out. (I'm not defending the Red Cross, but I would unsurprised if "just give them money" is less effective in the case of disaster relief than in the case of development.)

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