Debt relief - the darling of the aid lobbies - is the closest thing to oil revenues that the aid industry can provide, a point its proponents ignore.

援助游说者所青睐的债务减免，是援助行业能够提供的与石油收入最为接近的东西，其倡议者并没有注意到这一点。

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To compensate for the economy "s weakness, Turkey provides direct and indirect aid to tourism, education, industry, etc."

为弥补经济的弱点，土耳其为旅游、教育、工业提供了很多直接和间接的资助。

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Supporters say the aid is needed to prevent the collapse of one or more of the three major automakers, which could cost the industry millions of jobs.

支持者说，有必要帮助这3大汽车制造公司避免其中一家或者多家垮掉，因为那样将会让这个行业失去几百万个工作机会。

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Opinion polls show that more than half of Americans oppose more aid for the financial industry.

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Mr Bodomo believes "family aid" is also more efficient, and that diaspora practices hold lessons for the wider aid industry.

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One of the biggest challenges facing the aid industry is to create sustainable projects which can thrive without outsider financial support.

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Along the way, he brilliantly elucidates the relationship between incompetence and corruption, both in Sierra Leone and the aid industry at large.

ECONOMIST: Sierra Leone