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“In theory, condom promotions ought to work everywhere. And intuitively, some condom use ought to be better than no use. But that’s not what the research in Africa shows. Why not? One reason is “risk compensation.” That is, when people think they’re made safe by using condoms at least some of the time, they actually engage in riskier sex.”

Sex Condoms Risk Compensation

Book:Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century

Source: Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century

“If the solution to all of Africa’s illegal practices and crimes is to legalize them, then we are a doomed continent. Human trafficking; buying, selling, and consuming illegal addictive drugs; fraudulent financial transactions, computer hacking, identity theft—would legalizing these destructive behaviors improve society? If not, why would legalizing abortion improve the lives of Africans?”

Rights Crime Abortion Legalization

Book:Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century

Source: Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century

“What holds back many poor countries is the people who live there, including their governments. A society which cannot develop without external gifts is altogether unlikely to do so with them.”

Development Poor Countries Foreign Aid

Book:Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century

Source: Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century