4. Assessment Activity
Considering these facts and the data you collected about
quality of life in the United
States and in a country in Sub-Saharan Africa, do you think the United States should increase
the level of our development aid to this country? Why or why not?
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In
2005, the world’s wealthiest countries agreed to raise the level
of their development aid to poor
countries to 0.7% of their national income. But so
far only five countries-- Denmark,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and
Sweden-- have done so. Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the United States was 0.22% of its GNI in 2005. A recent poll indicated that over
60% of Americans believe
that contributing 0.7% of our GNI to assist the world’s least developed countries is the right thing to do.
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