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Politicians sometimes find it hard to persuade their electorates of the value of international aid. Opponents argue that charity should begin at home. But new research shows that the national interest could be best served by a public-spirited approach that meets real needs.
The 2019 Principled Aid Index, compiled by the London-based think tank Overseas Development Institute (ODI), also found that the most generous donor countries also tend to be the most principled in the way they give aid.
The index assesses the 30 rich nations who make up the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) against three criteria: the extent to which their aid is targeted at actual need; the degree to which it contributes to addressing problems that can only be solved by global cooperation; and how little of the aid is tied to the donor’s commercial or strategic interests.
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Politicians sometimes find it hard to persuade their electorates of the value of international aid. Opponents argue that charity should begin at home. But new research shows that the national interest could be best served by a public-spirited approach that meets real needs.
The 2019 Principled Aid Index, compiled by the London-based think tank Overseas Development Institute (ODI), also found that the most generous donor countries also tend to be the most principled in the way they give aid.
The index assesses the 30 rich nations who make up the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) against three criteria: the extent to which their aid is targeted at actual need; the degree to which it contributes to addressing problems that can only be solved by global cooperation; and how little of the aid is tied to the donor’s commercial or strategic interests.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/topic/luxembourg-europe