PSY 145 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Human Security, Global Governance, Psych
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Sustainable human growth: the concept of sustainable human development is not only based on the future but also on present generations. This would be unethical to perpetuate the current levels of poverty. Trends in growth that exacerbate today"s disparities are neither sustainable, nor deserving of support. Out of the shadow of the cold war foreign assistance will emerge. Even today, foreign aid is more often related to past diplomatic relationships than to any specific future global goals from poverty reduction to human development, from population growth reduction to physical environment change. Just one-third of official development aid is reserved for the ten countries that form two-thirds of the total poor worldwide. The oda per capita hits the wealthiest 40% in the developed world twice as much as the poorest 40% Less than 7 percent of bilateral oda refers to primary health care, basic education, clean drinking water, dietary programs, and family planning services as human priorities.
