tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349612802726660941.post3967984609889957185..comments2023-10-15T03:15:59.678-07:00Comments on Congo Resources: Paul Farmer to Head Up USAID?David Aronsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09530153464205125811noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349612802726660941.post-4016628035268749912009-06-04T07:45:51.641-07:002009-06-04T07:45:51.641-07:00If you want to learn more about Farmer, read his o...If you want to learn more about Farmer, read his own books, not Kidder's. I think Kidder's book is more akin to hagiography than serious review of Farmer's work. Farmer's an MD, and has introduced a number of brilliant and innovative ideas (of course he's also presented quite a few proposals that are somewhat questionable or at least unproven), but he has freely declared his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349612802726660941.post-45062548730936326212009-05-28T06:20:40.162-07:002009-05-28T06:20:40.162-07:00I'm surprised that you don't know more about Farme...I'm surprised that you don't know more about Farmer, as his skills in precisely the areas that you mention are legend. He has authored several books and dozens (if not hundreds) of scholarly articles, but, for an informative introduction to the man, I refer you to Tracy Kidder's bestselling book entitled "Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com