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Dialogue Interview With Dr. Samia Altaf

March 2008 - Dr. Samia Altaf, Woodrow Wilson Center fellow and public health physician, discusses the failure of international development aid in Pakistan.

National development is a complicated undertaking for any emerging nation. For Pakistan it involves especially delicate judgments because the constraints imposed by feudal tribes in distant territories, match the concerns caused by having a nuclear arsenal. In this charged environment the failure of international development aid resonates with profound impact. Dr. Samia Altaf explains why.

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