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*Watch the 27 minute video “Charity that Hurts”
*Precisely answer the 3 highlighted questions on the word file

Professor’s instructions: Over the past two weeks, you’ve looked at the U.S. economy and its business cycles, and you’ve looked at the global economy as a whole. This week we look at the developing world, particularly from a Christian perspective. But I’m going to change things up a bit on you: instead of looking at data and spreadsheets this time, let’s watch a video and respond to it. One of my passions as an economist is economic growth and development, and discovering how we can get to a world in which everyone has an opportunity to flourish. I’m a fan of the PovertyCure video series put out by the Acton Institute, and I’ve used their material in several of my classes. I think many of you will find it interesting and different from what we often hear about concerning poverty and development. **Open the worksheet first, though, and look through the three questions to which I’m asking you to respond.

*The following link *will* take you directly to the video, once you’re logged into RightNow Media:

https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Content/Series/148223?episode=1

PovertyCure Video Series, #1: Charity that Hurts
Watch the first half hour episode (“Charity that Hurts”) in the PovertyCure video series. Then write a brief paragraph in response to each of the following questions.
1. Under what circumstances might aid intended to help the poor actually make its recipients worse off? Alternatively, when is aid most likely to be very helpful?

2. A theme of these videos is that our dignity and human value is related to our capacity to be creative and productive. Do you agree with this premise? In the poorest parts of the world, what is most needed to make people more creative and productive – and to what extent can these things be provided via foreign aid?

3. Choose one of the many people who comment or are interviewed in this video who made a strong impression on you, either positively or negatively. Who was it, and what did that person say that made the impression? How would you respond to their statement?