beyond aid policies in europe

Beyond aid policies in EuropeOwen Barder

Rich countries can do more than aid

Removing trade barriersgives poor countries access to markets and jobs

Encouraging investmentand fighting international bribery

Allowing migrantsto seek higher-paying jobs and send remittances

Protecting the environmentand the global commons

Fostering securityand protecting international sea-lanes

Disseminating technologyprompts innovation in developing countries

Beyond aid policies in Europe

Owen Barder, Center for Global Development in

Europe

Development is about more than aidTRADE

Lifting barriers to goods from poor

countriesINVESTMENT

Fighting international

bribery Political risk insurance

MIGRATIONForeign studentsAid to regugees

TECHNOLOGYIncentivising R&D

Limiting intellectual

property rights

SECURITYPeace-keepingProtecting sea

lanes

ENVIRONMENTGHG emissionsPreservation of

biodiversity

South Korea

Japan

United States

Australia

Europe

Canada

New Zealand

2.7

3.4

4.8

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.8

Rankings in the 2012 Commitment to Development Index

Aid Trade Investment MigrationEnvironment Security Technology Series8

20122011201020092008200720062005200420030.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

5.45.25936685855724

Australia Canada Japan New ZealandSouth Korea United States Europe16 Europe21

SCORE

Europe is not as good as expected

Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

Europe tackles the symptoms of poverty

but could do better to address its causes

CDI RankCountry Score1 Denmark 7.02 Norway 6.63 Sweden 6.44 Luxembourg 6.35 Austria 6.26 Netherlands 6.17 Finland 6.09 United Kingdom 5.710 Portugal 5.511 Germany 5.413 Belgium 5.313 France 5.315 Spain 5.217 Ireland 5.118 Switzerland 5.020 Italy 4.721 Greece 4.522 Hungary 4.023 Slovakia 3.824 Czech Republic 3.725 Poland 3.6

average score

The top scorers are small countries…

while the more populous countries do relatively poorly.

There is room for improvementAid

Trade

Investment

MigrationEnvironment

Security

Technology

-20.0

0.0

20.013.0

8.1

6.3

11.78.3

7.7

7.4

Australia Canada Japan New ZealandSouth Korea United States Europe21 Top performers

Luxembourg

New Zealand

Australia

AustriaSlovakia

Den-mark

Portugal

@OwenBarder

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