Professor A: The aid industry should begin to limit its efforts to spending on primary schools in the poorest areas, providing medicines and other basic supplies for health such as mosquito nets, and to a few key agricultural initiatives.
Professor B: Much education work has been ineffective. A village or town with poor schooling may be better off getting a road than a teacher. Once local farmers can transport produce to market they will be willing to pay for schools—and to make sure the schools succeed.
Suppose that the professors’ statements express their genuine opinions. Select statements (1) and (2) as follows: Professor A would likely disagree with (1) and Professor B would take (2) to present logical support for (1). Make only two selections, one in each column.
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The aid industry should focus less on the areas of health and agriculture than it now does.
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The aid industry should focus more on primary education than it now does.
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The aid industry should focus its spending less on primary education than it now does.
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Projects in health and agriculture are more likely to be successful if they are not paid for by the aid industry.
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Projects in education are more likely to be successful if they are paid for by the aid industry.
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Projects in education are more likely to be successful if they are paid for by local people.
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