Don't see much disagreement on this end.
One thing you and I agree on is that much aid infrastructure is basically self-perpetuating and often both donor nations and organizations have their own self-interest in mind rather than the interest of the populations being donated to. Much of our food aid, for instance, is in reality a form of subsidy for domestic agricultural producers that often has the effect of destroying markets for local agriculture.
A book I'll recommend again for the horrifically negative effects that foreign "aid" and "expertise" can inflict on Third World nations is The Economist's Tale. Worth reading not just for the story but for the enormous difficulties involved in any aid situation.
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