How can it be that one in three Africans live in poverty yet the continent has received more than $1.2 trillion in aid over the last 30 years?

The Brenthurst Foundation's director, Dr Greg Mills, has written a gripping account of Aid, its successes and failures.

Expensive Poverty is a no-holds barred account of why trillions of dollars have failed to move the needle when it comes to human development, based on decades of research and experience on the ground from Afghanistan to all corners of Africa.

This is the official documentary of the book.

Click here to watch Polity's interview with Greg Mills where he unpacks the book.