Commitment to Development Index What the 2011 Commitment to Development Index tells us
Commitment to Development Index 2011 Sweden Norway Denmark Netherlands United States Finland New Zealand Austria Portugal Ireland Australia United Kingdom Canada Spain Germany Belgium France Switzerland Greece Italy Japan South Korea
7.7 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8
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Development is more than aid.
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Aid is more than money.
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Coherence matters.
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Partnerships are powerful.
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No one is perfect.
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Trade
Investment
Migration
Environment
Security
Much attention is given to what developing countries can do to foster poverty alleviation and growth at home. The Index highlights what rich countries do to help or hinder development abroad.
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3.1 Aid
Rich-country policies matter.
Technology
Aid is important, but trade, migration, investment, environmental, security, and technology policies influence development too.
How donor countries design their aid program is as important as how much aid they give.
The Index penalizes countries that give with one hand (through aid or investment) but take away with the other (through trade barriers or pollution).
Given global challenges that no nation can handle alone, the Index rewards countries that deliver aid through multilateral arrangements, sign global environmental agreements, and participate in internationally sanctioned security operations.
Almost all countries score below average in at least one area, and most are below average in at least three.