PP&D 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chinese Century
12 May 2018
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During the ļ¬rst part of this weekās lecture, Professor Matthew talked
about the idea of fairness in our country and the will of contribution. It
was surprising to learn through the iClicker question that more than half
of the class thinks that the country is not fair, better yet that it is getting
worse. Many people in this country, just like in this class, really value
the idea of fair society; nevertheless, almost no one thinks thatās what
we have right now. Based on a 2017 gallup, Members of Congress and
Lobbyists were rated as the least honest people in the United States
with very low ethical standards whereas nurses, military ofļ¬cers, and
school teachers were rated as the most honest and ethical people.
Another interesting question that came up later was āHow much of your
future income would you be willing to part with to help build capacity
among the worldās poorest people?ā Surprisingly most of the class
answers 10%, 8 people even said they would be willing to give 75% of
their income in order to help people in poor countries be better off.
Based on the statistics that Professor Matthew presented, Norway is the
most generous country, leading by example Norwegians are willing to
contribute 1% of their income, 0.2 of 1.0% is what people in the United
States give now, 0.7 of 1.0% is the UN goal, and 10.0% is what some
churches tithe. However, 75% is what we would have to give if we
wanted everyone in the world to be roughly equally well off.
The Second half of the class was about Nepal, and the vulnerable
conditions in the country. Within the past few decades, there have been
thousands of human casualties caused by natural disasters. The
country has poor quality construction of roads and buildings which lead
to big losses in cases of natural disasters. Most of Nepalās investments
go to war, and security instead of education or healthcare or any other
social programs. And while the land size of Nepal is quite decent, most
of the population is squeezed into a tiny portion of the country which is
greatly impacted by India. Nepal is a very beautiful country in South
Asia, sharing its borders with India and China, both of which have major
economic power. Therefore, it is very difļ¬cult for Nepal to have a
bipartisan policy because India and China are competing in many
aspects, opposing each otherās policies. Due to the pressure from these
powerful neighboring countries, there is very little room for Nepalās
government to take matters in their own hands.
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Document Summary
During the rst part of this week"s lecture, professor matthew talked about the idea of fairness in our country and the will of contribution. It was surprising to learn through the iclicker question that more than half of the class thinks that the country is not fair, better yet that it is getting worse. Based on a 2017 gallup, members of congress and. Lobbyists were rated as the least honest people in the united states with very low ethical standards whereas nurses, military of cers, and school teachers were rated as the most honest and ethical people. Based on the statistics that professor matthew presented, norway is the most generous country, leading by example norwegians are willing to contribute 1% of their income, 0. 2 of 1. 0% is what people in the united. States give now, 0. 7 of 1. 0% is the un goal, and 10. 0% is what some churches tithe.
