Netherlands the best
- Posted by Rob (#1) on August 13, 2006 15:43 CEST
Looks like Holland cares most about the poor and the environment:
The Netherlands is the rich nation which does the most to improve lives in developing countries, a Center for Global Development (CGD) report says.
While the Netherlands led the pack on generous investment and aid as well as measures to curb greenhouse gases, the CGD added they could work harder.
Yeah? If we lead the pack, shouldn't the CDG moan about everyone else?
I'm really trying to have an open viewpoint here, but this research looks sloppy. For example, the CGD criticises the US for an apparent 90% inefficiency of aid to Iraq, but they include greenhouse gas emission as criterium even though mankind is only responsible for roughly 10% of total global output, so a similar inefficiency is inherent.
I have read some PDFs on their web site and it is still unclear to me what exactly the CDG is proposing we do to solve all the misery in the world. It's easy to say we don't do enough yet criticise all we are doing, but any organisation asking for more effort and money to aid their cause will need to be able to provide some solid arguments for their case.
The Netherlands are the best. But at what exactly? Adhering to vague mission statements?
