I suppose issues where we can “pull the rope sideways” could be worthwhile, and some of the issues mentioned here might be examples. Making development assistance more cost-effective is kind of orthogonal to having more or less of it.
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/policy_tugowar.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/03/tug-sideways.html
I suppose issues where we can “pull the rope sideways” could be worthwhile, and some of the issues mentioned here might be examples. Making development assistance more cost-effective is kind of orthogonal to having more or less of it.
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/05/policy_tugowar.html
http://www.overcomingbias.com/2019/03/tug-sideways.html