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Granted, it was a provocative way to frame the question. But we had no idea that one word would fuel so much reader reaction. Most people who responded to "Can Greed Save Africa?," our Dec. 10 Cover Story, said yes, private capital must be a big part of the global approach toward sub- Saharan Africa, the world's poorest region. But, many asked, did we have to call this investment "greed" ? Some readers did dig in along the lines we'd anticipated: arguing the case for government and nonprofit aid over private investment—or vice versa. Still others, like Global Venture, an antipoverty blog that deemed the article "insightful" overall, took issue with the notion ("tired and misguided") of trying to "save" Africa.